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A response to decentralised governance of human rights: a Children's Rights Approach in Wales

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The International Journal of Human Rights, Volume: 28, Issue: 7, Pages: 1189 - 1207

Swansea University Authors: RHIAN CHAMBERLAIN, Simon Hoffman Orcid Logo

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The dominant arrangement for governance in many States which are party to international human rights treaties is decentralisation. This puts implementation of human rights in the hands of institutions which are geographically closer to intended beneficiaries. Decentralisation to different levels of...

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