Constitutionalism as Liberal-Juridical Consciousness: Echoes from International Law’s Past

Leiden Journal of International Law

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 251-287

  Collins, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

constitutionalism; Europe; history of international law and institutions; liberalism; nineteenth century

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749242590     PISSN: 09221565     EISSN: 14789698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0922156509005810     Document Type: Article

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