Constitutional Drafting in Latin America: A Quantitative Perspective

David S. Law;

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Constitutional Drafting in Latin America: A Quantitative Perspective

David S. Law

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Ginsburg, Tom

PUBLISHER

Siglo del Hombre Editores

DATE

2016

UVA Law Faculty Affiliations

David S. Law

Citation

Tom Ginsburg & David S. Law, Constitutional Drafting in Latin America: A Quantitative Perspective, in Daniel Bonilla Maldonado El Constitucionalismo en el Continente Americano, Siglo del Hombre Editores, 307-338 (2016).

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