When ‘no’ means ‘yes’: A constitution for europe and the limits of ignorance

Paradoxes of European Legal Integration

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 29-44

  Philippopoulos Mihalopoulos, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85108745294     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315247380-12     Document Type: Chapter

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