Claiming rights under global governance: Children's rights in Argentina

Global Governance

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 199-216

  Grugel, Jean ^a   Peruzzotti, Enrique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD TORCUATO DI TELLA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Children; Domestic activism; Global norms; Rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250758649     PISSN: 10752846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/19426720-01302005     Document Type: Review

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