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Functions of Constitutions

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Functions of Constitutions. / Holterhus, Till Patrik; Siebrecht, Sven.
Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law . ed. / Rainer Grote; Frauke Lachenmann; Rüdiger Wolfrum. Oxford University Press, 2023. (Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law [MPECCoL]).

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Harvard

Holterhus, TP & Siebrecht, S 2023, Functions of Constitutions. in R Grote, F Lachenmann & R Wolfrum (eds), Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law . Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law [MPECCoL], Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/law-mpeccol/law-mpeccol-e570

APA

Holterhus, T. P., & Siebrecht, S. (2023). Functions of Constitutions. In R. Grote, F. Lachenmann, & R. Wolfrum (Eds.), Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law (Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law [MPECCoL]). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/law-mpeccol/law-mpeccol-e570

Vancouver

Holterhus TP, Siebrecht S. Functions of Constitutions. In Grote R, Lachenmann F, Wolfrum R, editors, Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law . Oxford University Press. 2023. (Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law [MPECCoL]). doi: 10.1093/law-mpeccol/law-mpeccol-e570

Bibtex

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