The prosecution of public figures and the separation of powers. Confusion within the executive branch - A conceptual framework

Constitutional Political Economy

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 261-280

  Aaken, Anne Van ^a   Salzberger, Eli ^b   Voigt, Stefan ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR COMPARATIVE PUBLIC LAW AND INTERNATIONAL LAW   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

government offences; positive constitutional economics; public prosecution; separation of powers

Indexed keywords

EID: 4544251740     PISSN: 10434062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:COPE.0000040432.45537.3f     Document Type: Review

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