La Categorizacion, en el Derecho y en el Mundo

Date

2005

Citation

Frederick Schauer, La Categorizacion, en el Derecho y en el Mundo, 28 Cuadernos de Filosofia del Derecho 307 (2005).

UVA Law Faculty Affiliations

Frederick Schauer

Constitutional Law and Legal History

Human Rights Program

Center for the First Amendment

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