Vox Populi? Vox Humbug! – Rising Tension between the South African Executive and Judiciary Considered in Historical Context – Part One
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Vox populi or vox Dei?
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عنوان ژورنال: Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1727-3781
DOI: 10.17159/1727-3781/2012/v15i5a2517