Sham constitutions

California Law Review

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 863-952

  Law, David S ^a,b   Versteeg, Mila ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 84886063343     PISSN: 00081221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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