Taking "rechts" Seriously: Ronald Dworkin and the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany

German Law Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 771-797

  Hall, Jeffrey B ^a  

^a NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 79956072058     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20718322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2071832200000110     Document Type: Article

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