Religion, constitutional courts, and democracy in former communist countries

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 603, Issue , 2006, Pages 129-138

  Richardson, James T ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies   (United States)

^c Judicial Studies Graduate Degree Program   (United States)

^d The University   (United States)

Author keywords

Catholic Church; Constitutional courts; Democracy; Former communist countries; Hungary; Religion; Russia

Indexed keywords

EID: 30444434883     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716205281634     Document Type: Conference Paper

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