Legislative Principles: The History and Theory of Lawmaking by Representative GovernmentHoughton Mifflin, 1930 - 667 pages |
Contents
WHAT IS LAW? | 3 |
MONARCHS AND SOVEREIGNTY | 27 |
LAWMAKING BY ASSEMBLIES | 51 |
Copyright | |
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