The sovereignty of the People's Court in Athens in the fourth century B.C. and the public action against unconstitutional proposals

@inproceedings{Hansen1974TheSO,
  title={The sovereignty of the People's Court in Athens in the fourth century B.C. and the public action against unconstitutional proposals},
  author={Mogens Herman Hansen},
  year={1974}
}
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