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Devolved and Evolved: Human Rights in Wales
European Human Rights Law Review, Issue: 1, Pages: 78 - 86
Swansea University Author:
Simon Hoffman
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Abstract
The Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) is a statement of entitlements for all humanity, setting forth civil and political rights, as well as economic and social rights. The aspiration of the UDHR is given legal form in international law through United Nations (UN) human rights treaties. Th...
| Published in: | European Human Rights Law Review |
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| ISSN: | 1361-1526 |
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Sweet & Maxwell
2024
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65509 |
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The Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) is a statement of entitlements for all humanity, setting forth civil and political rights, as well as economic and social rights. The aspiration of the UDHR is given legal form in international law through United Nations (UN) human rights treaties. These treaties, and associated commentaries by UN Treaty Monitoring Bodies require state parties to adopt a range of measures to realise human rights, including legal, administrative, judicial, educative and other measures. This article will discuss how Wales, a small, devolved nation which forms part of the United Kingdom, has made efforts to embrace the ambition of the UDHR, and to progress human rights through law and policy. The article also discusses the potential for Wales to progress human rights in the future, including discussion of recommendations from recent research commissioned by the Welsh Government on a progressive human rights agenda, and how these recommendations are being implemented. |
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| Keywords: |
Human Rights, Wales |
| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Issue: |
1 |
| Start Page: |
78 |
| End Page: |
86 |