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The Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure 2011 in the context of the international obligations of the United Kingdom

Jane Williams Orcid Logo

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Wales, Pages: 49 - 64

Swansea University Author: Jane Williams Orcid Logo

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The chapter explains the significance of the 2011 Measure for the constitutional development of Wales post-devolution. It explains the substantive provisions of the Measure and their implications for the future conduct of the Welsh Ministers. It also offers a view as to thhe institutional and organi...

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Published in: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Wales
Published: Cardiff: University of Wales Press 2013
URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa12883
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Abstract: The chapter explains the significance of the 2011 Measure for the constitutional development of Wales post-devolution. It explains the substantive provisions of the Measure and their implications for the future conduct of the Welsh Ministers. It also offers a view as to thhe institutional and organisational developments that need to develop for the effective operation of the Measure in practice.
Keywords: Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure 2011, UNCRC, accountability, parliamentary scrutiny, non-governmental organisations , international human rights treaties
College: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Start Page: 49
End Page: 64