National constitutional jurisprudence in a post-national Europe: The ESM ruling of the German Federal Constitutional Court and the Disavowal of Conflict

European Law Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 204-218

  Deters, Henning ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

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EID: 84897612663     PISSN: 13515993     EISSN: 14680386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eulj.12055     Document Type: Article

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