International courts as agents of legal change: Evidence from lgbt rights in europe

International Organization

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 77-110

  Helfer, Laurence R ^a   Voeten, Erik ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84896490134     PISSN: 00208183     EISSN: 15315088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0020818313000398     Document Type: Article

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