The frontier between "law" and "politics" is not always clear-cut. Although courts are allowed to function broadly, governments and parliaments can also make independent decisions. Tim Koopmans compares the way American, British, French and German law and politics handle different issues. For exampl
Democratic legislative institutions: a comparative view
β Scribed by David M. Olson
- Publisher
- M.E. Sharpe
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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