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It would also undermine the devolution arrangements in Scotland because the Scotland Act 1998 is premised on compliance with the European convention on human rights; there are similar provisions in the Government of Wales Act 2006.

In theory, gaming the system could undermine the whole arrangement.

"Unilateral announcements from Westminster about our shared qualifications undermine the three-country arrangements," said Mr Andrews.

Several diplomatic incidents undermined the agreement.

Independent accountants and a firm of tax lawyers consulted by the Guardian over the claims confirmed the ruling had the potential to undermine the prince's tax arrangements, but said it was not clear-cut.

Such a presumption would undermine the trend toward joint custody arrangements and would lessen fathers' roles in the lives of their children.

We may conclude that scale-related solutions to the problem at hand (the apparent, scale-dependent incompatibility with the Polluter Pays Principle) are likely to undermine the advantage of the present arrangement in terms of least-cost operations for the agencies involved.

"If the frequency and spread of events accelerates and they become more contentious, the resilience for providing cross-border support will not only be tested but potentially undermined when the arrangements put in place by forces have not been proven in practice," he said.

The federal police wrote in its submission: "It is of serious concern to the AFP that the overlay of PID Act processes and requirements with other oversight and integrity arrangements may actually undermine the objectives of the PID Act and frustrate the resolution of matters".

While there is evidence of both cooperation and competition between the two in the post-crisis era, a predominantly competitive relationship between private regulators and public watchdogs may severely undermine the practical importance of co-governance arrangements.

A democratical system requires not simply constitutional arrangements, but also mechanisms to ensure that the populace are sufficiently virtuous so as not to be motivated to undermine those arrangements.