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Municipalization of Social Rights: The Changing Role of the Local and RegionalAuthorities

European Studies
Volume 11 (2024): Issue 2 (December 2024)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eustu-2024-0024 | Journal eISSN: 2464-6695
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Language: English
Page range: 245 - 264
Published on: Oct 22, 2025
Published by: Palacký University Olomouc
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
Council of Europe,
European Social Charter,
local and regional authorities,
social rights,
European Court of Human Rights,
municipalisation of social rights,
Sustainable Development Goals,
Ukraine,
human rights-based approach
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Political economics, other,
Law,
Law, other,
Social sciences,
Political science,
Political science, other

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