Iraq's Constitution: A Drafting History

Co-author(s)

Matthew D. Burton

Date

2007

Citation

Matthew D. Burton & Ashley S. Deeks, Iraq’s Constitution: A Drafting History, 40 Cornell International Law Journal, 1–88 (2007).

UVA Law Faculty Affiliations

Ashley S. Deeks

Center for International & Comparative Law

Constitutional Law and Legal History

National Security Law Center

LawTech Center

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