Book contents
- From Manners to Rules
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
- From Manners to Rules
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Transliteration
- Chapter One Introduction
- Chapter Two Legalistic Regulatory Style
- Part I
- Chapter Three The History of Disability Rights Activism in Korea and Japan
- Chapter Four Mobility Rights and Accessibility
- Chapter Five Disability Discrimination Legislation
- Part II
- Appendix on Sources and Methods
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
Chapter Five - Disability Discrimination Legislation
from Part I
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 August 2025
Book contents
- From Manners to Rules
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
- From Manners to Rules
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Transliteration
- Chapter One Introduction
- Chapter Two Legalistic Regulatory Style
- Part I
- Chapter Three The History of Disability Rights Activism in Korea and Japan
- Chapter Four Mobility Rights and Accessibility
- Chapter Five Disability Discrimination Legislation
- Part II
- Appendix on Sources and Methods
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
Summary
Worldwide, more than 125 countries have enacted legal provisions against disability-based discrimination; such legislation was also a core demand of Japanese and Korean disability rights activism. Despite the rapid diffusion of non discrimination norms, we know less about why their forms vary and how they have affected rights-claiming options. Through a paired comparison of activism surrounding statutes enacted in Korea and Japan in 2007 and 2013, respectively, Chapter 5 shows how advocacy for such legislation and related litigation transformed governance and created legal opportunities. To a greater extent in Korea than in Japan, people with disabilities gained non discrimination rights, mechanisms for redressing discrimination, support from NGOs and state agencies, and the legal tools with which to solidify and expand anti discrimination protections in court and through statutory revisions.
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- From Manners to RulesAdvocating for Legalism in South Korea and Japan, pp. 137 - 184Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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