Effective Participation in the International Monitoring of the UNCRPD? The Experience of the Disability Movement from Three Case Studies in Europe
By: Hanxu Liu
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.1055 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
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Submitted on: Jul 1, 2023
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