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Judicial Immunity – A Guarantee of Independence and an Element of Accountability Cover

Judicial Immunity – A Guarantee of Independence and an Element of Accountability

By: Laila Jurcena  
Open Access
|Nov 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acpro-2024-0007 | Journal eISSN: 3044-7259 | Journal ISSN: 1691-6077
Language: English
Page range: 82 - 91
Published on: Nov 5, 2024
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