Judicial review as a response to political posturing

American Political Science Review

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 397-414

  Fox, Justin ^a   Stephenson, Matthew C ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 79959255412     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055411000116     Document Type: Review

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