CRPD in Cambodia - Effectiveness of Inclusion through Affirmative Action in Employment
(2019) JURM02 20191Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Efter ett våldsamt förflutet, med såväl invärtes som utvärtes konflikter så lämnades Kambodja att se hela sin statsapparat falla i spillror. Detta försatte landet i ett tillstånd som bär kvar sina spår än idag, där dess offentliga verksamhet lider av svaga institutioner och korruption, vilket i sin tur har lett till ett försvårande av att genomdriva och upprätthålla rättsliga regleringar.
I ljuset av detta så undersöker jag hur Kambodja har lyckats genomföra sina åtaganden som följer av FN:s konvention om rättigheter för personer med funktionsnedsättning. Jag fokuserar särskilt på hur landet inkluderar personer med funktionsnedsättning i samhället genom arbetsmarknaden, via kvotering.
Min forskning undersöker effektiviteten i... (More) - Efter ett våldsamt förflutet, med såväl invärtes som utvärtes konflikter så lämnades Kambodja att se hela sin statsapparat falla i spillror. Detta försatte landet i ett tillstånd som bär kvar sina spår än idag, där dess offentliga verksamhet lider av svaga institutioner och korruption, vilket i sin tur har lett till ett försvårande av att genomdriva och upprätthålla rättsliga regleringar.
I ljuset av detta så undersöker jag hur Kambodja har lyckats genomföra sina åtaganden som följer av FN:s konvention om rättigheter för personer med funktionsnedsättning. Jag fokuserar särskilt på hur landet inkluderar personer med funktionsnedsättning i samhället genom arbetsmarknaden, via kvotering.
Min forskning undersöker effektiviteten i Kambodjas kvoteringssystem genom att jämföra de nationella regler som instiftar och upprätthåller kvoterna, med deras internationella motsvarigheter. Tillsammans med omkringliggande rättsregler. Jag genomför också intervjuer med de som berörs av lagen, för att försöka ta reda på hur reglerna lyckas påverka det samhälle som de verkar i, samtidigt som samhället i sig påverkar reglernas effektivitet.
Jag finner att Kambodjas regler skiljer sig från de internationella regler som de är ämnade att genomföra. Detta både beror av, och fortsätter att förstärka, en brist på förståelse för funktionsnedsatta personers rättigheter, speciellt avseende den socialt inriktade begreppsbildning som FN:s konvention använder sig av. Bristen på medvetenhet om ämnet återspeglas inte bara i de rättsliga dokumenten, utan även i hur de används, samt samhället i stort. Detta får till följd av att reglerna brister i sin effektivitet och därmed att till viss del uppnå sitt syfte – inkludering. (Less) - Abstract
- Following a grievous past, marred by decades of bloody conflict and genocide, Cambodia witnessed its entire government machine turn into shreds at the hands of cruelty. To this day Cambodia’s public institutions remain among the weakest and most corrupt in the world, impeding effective enjoyment of rights governed by the rule of law.
In the light of this I examine how the country has managed to implement the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities through its own national legislation. I specifically focus on how persons with disabilities are included into society through employment, via Cambodia’s affirmative action programme on the topic.
My research examines the effectiveness of Cambodia’s quota system... (More) - Following a grievous past, marred by decades of bloody conflict and genocide, Cambodia witnessed its entire government machine turn into shreds at the hands of cruelty. To this day Cambodia’s public institutions remain among the weakest and most corrupt in the world, impeding effective enjoyment of rights governed by the rule of law.
In the light of this I examine how the country has managed to implement the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities through its own national legislation. I specifically focus on how persons with disabilities are included into society through employment, via Cambodia’s affirmative action programme on the topic.
My research examines the effectiveness of Cambodia’s quota system for including persons with disabilities in working life, by comparing the specific provisions that set up the regime to the corresponding articles in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. I also conduct interviews with relevant stakeholders in order to see how the provisions at hand manages to affect society towards a development where persons with disabilities are included, as well as to see how the current societal structures affect the effectiveness in the provisions.
I find that there is a discrepancy between the international obligations in the convention at hand and the Cambodian instruments that aim to implement those obligations. I continue to find that this discrepancy both stems from, and continues to entrench, a lack of awareness on the topic of disability rights, specifically regarding the social model that the CRPD leans towards. This lack of awareness is not only represented in the legal documents, but also in how they are being used, as well as in society at large. The result is an ineffective regulation that partly fails to achieve its purpose – inclusion. (Less)
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- author
- Jonsson, Karl LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- JURM02 20191
- year
- 2019
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- labour law, human rights, persons with disabilities, affirmative action, Cambodia, CRPD
- language
- English
- id
- 8989722
- date added to LUP
- 2019-09-12 15:02:05
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abstract = {{Following a grievous past, marred by decades of bloody conflict and genocide, Cambodia witnessed its entire government machine turn into shreds at the hands of cruelty. To this day Cambodia’s public institutions remain among the weakest and most corrupt in the world, impeding effective enjoyment of rights governed by the rule of law.
In the light of this I examine how the country has managed to implement the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities through its own national legislation. I specifically focus on how persons with disabilities are included into society through employment, via Cambodia’s affirmative action programme on the topic.
My research examines the effectiveness of Cambodia’s quota system for including persons with disabilities in working life, by comparing the specific provisions that set up the regime to the corresponding articles in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. I also conduct interviews with relevant stakeholders in order to see how the provisions at hand manages to affect society towards a development where persons with disabilities are included, as well as to see how the current societal structures affect the effectiveness in the provisions.
I find that there is a discrepancy between the international obligations in the convention at hand and the Cambodian instruments that aim to implement those obligations. I continue to find that this discrepancy both stems from, and continues to entrench, a lack of awareness on the topic of disability rights, specifically regarding the social model that the CRPD leans towards. This lack of awareness is not only represented in the legal documents, but also in how they are being used, as well as in society at large. The result is an ineffective regulation that partly fails to achieve its purpose – inclusion.}},
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