Federalism and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Delia Ferri is Professor of Law at Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology, Ireland, and Co-Director of the MU Assisting Living and Learning Institute, Ireland.Francesco Palermo is Professor of Comparative Constitutional Law at the University of Verona, Italy, and Head of the Institute for Comparative Federalism at Eurac Research, Bolzano/ Bozen, Italy.Giuseppe Martinico is Professor of Comparative Public law at the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy and Director of the Sant'Anna Legal Studies Program, Italy.

• Introduction: Conceptual and Methodological Approaches, Delia Ferri (University of Maynooth, Ireland), Francesco Palermo (University of Verona, Italy) and Giuseppe Martinico (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy)1. The European Union: Federal Trends in Disability Rights, Delia Ferri (University of Maynooth, Ireland) and Neža Šubic (Maynooth University, Ireland)2. Germany: Is Cooperative Federalism Generating Multi-Level Barriers or Facilitating Multi-Level Inclusion? Felix Welti (University of Kassel, Germany)3. Austria: The Implementation of the CRPD in the Austrian Federal System, Peter Bußjäger (University of Innsbruck, Austria)4. Italy: Is the CRPD Engendering a Centripetal Dynamic in the Italian Regional State?, Paolo Addis (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Italy) and Matteo Monti (University of Pisa, Italy)5. Spain: Alignment with the CRPD through Centralisation, Maribel González Pascual (University Pompeu Fabra, Spain)6. Belgium: The Quest for Equal Employment and Coherence in the Social Protection and Participation of Persons with Disabilities, Naomi Ghys (University of Antwerp, Belgium), Freek Louckx (University of Antwerp, Belgium), and Daniel Dumont (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)7. The United Kingdom: Asymmetrical Challenges to Implementing the CRPD, Kasey McCall–Smith (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)8. Canada: A Federal Perspective on the Implementation of the CRPD, Jonas-Sébastien Beaudry (McGill University, Canada)9. India: Disability Rights in a ‘Quasi’ Federal Country, Amita Dhanda (NALSAR University of Law, India)10. South Africa: Centralised Federalism and the Implementation of the CRPD, Tinashe C Chigwata (University of the Western Cape, South Africa) and Robert D Nanima (University of the Western Cape, South Africa)11. Ethiopia: The Missing Relationship between Federalism and Disability, Yonatan T Fessha (University of the Western Cape, South Africa) and Beza Dessalegn (Hawassa University, Ethiopia)12. Argentina: Ensuring Disability Rights in the Context of an Anachronistic Federal System, Francisco J Bariffi (Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain)13. Brazil: The Long Road to Persons with Disabilities’ Citizenship, Gilberto MA Rodrigues (Federal University of ABC, Brazil) and Paloma Breit (Mercado Livre, Brazil)14. Mexico: Disability Rights in Mexican Federalism, Irene Spigno (University of Coahuila, Mexico)15. Governing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Federal Systems: Trends and Patterns, Delia Ferri (University of Maynooth, Ireland), Francesco Palermo (University of Verona, Italy) and Giuseppe Martinico (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy)Concluding Remarks: Perspectives on Future Research, Delia Ferri (University of Maynooth, Ireland), Francesco Palermo (University of Verona, Italy) and Giuseppe Martinico (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy)

This book explores an old theme but with new vigour - the impact of international treaty obligations on federal systems, sparked by the far reaching and comprehensive nature of the CRPD. The issue will become increasingly important in an ever-globalising world.