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Part III. A - The State

from Part III - Institutions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2025

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The Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory , pp. 522 - 638
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  • Edited by Richard Bellamy, University College London, Jeff King, University College London
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