Resituating the Judicialization of Politics: Bush v. Gore as a Global Trend

Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 191-218

  Hirschl, Ran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 85008204057     PISSN: 08418209     EISSN: 20564260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0841820900003593     Document Type: Conference Paper

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