Power broker, policy maker, or rights protector? The Brazilian supremo tribunal federal in transition

Courts in Latin America

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 154-186

  Kapiszewski, Diana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 79956360458     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511976520.007     Document Type: Chapter

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