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 Ne a ubic (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 Bu j ger (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 Gonz lez 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 (Universit 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-S bastien 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)