"The big issue is subsidiarity.  It is accepted on all sides that the main duty of complying with the European Convention on Human Rights lies on the Government's of the member states"

Justice Secretary, Ken Clarke MP, 2011

The Oxford English dictionary defines 'subsidiarity' as 'the idea that a central authority should have a subsidiary function, performing only those tasks which cannot be performed effectively at a more immediate or local level'.  Intended as a comment on the role of the Euro...
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