Free Movement v. Social Rights in an Enlarged Union - The Laval and Viking Cases before the ECJ

German Law Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 125-161

  Reich, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

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EID: 85178248826     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20718322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2071832200006350     Document Type: Article

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