The role of constitutional courts in the establishment and maintenance of democratic systems of government

Law and Society Review

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 117-163

  Epstein, Lee ^a   Knight, Jack ^b   Shvetsova, Olga ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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DOI: 10.2307/3185388     Document Type: Article

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