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Mila Versteeg

Federalism in the Middle East: A Collection of Essays

Mila Versteeg
Publisher
Lawfare
Date
2018-8-13
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Mila Versteeg, Federalism in the Middle East: A Collection of Essays, Lawfare (August 13, 2018).
UVA Law Faculty Affiliations
Mila Versteeg
Center for International & Comparative Law
Program in Constitutional Law
Immigration, Migration and Human Rights Program
Center for the Study of Race and Law
Center for Public Law and Political Economy
Center for Empirical Studies in Law
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