None, one or several? perspectives on the uk's constitution(s)

Cambridge Law Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 329-351

  Feldman, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85011449738     PISSN: 00081973     EISSN: 14692139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0008197305006884     Document Type: Article

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