
The Elusive Contours of Constitutional Identity: Taricco as a Missed Opportunity
By: Robbert Bruggeman and Joris Larik
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ujiel.489 | Journal eISSN: 2053-5341
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Submitted on: Feb 26, 2019
Accepted on: Jun 23, 2020
Published on: Sep 23, 2020
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