Une perspective de 200 ans

Date

1991

Citation

A. E. Dick Howard, Une perspective de 200 ans, in Comités d’éthique à travers le monde: recherche en cours 1989, Editions Tierce, 130 (1991).

UVA Law Faculty Affiliations

A. E. Dick Howard

Center for International & Comparative Law

Constitutional Law and Legal History

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