Institutions for constitutional justice in Latin America

Courts in Latin America

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 27-54

  Ríos Figueroa, Julio ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DOCENCIA ECONÓMICAS   (Mexico)

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EID: 84867298425     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511976520.002     Document Type: Chapter

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