Judicial activism in post-communist politics

Law and Society Review

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 719-741

  Smithey, Shannon Ishiyama ^a   Ishiyama, John ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036967814     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1512169     Document Type: Review

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