
Working Paper 12: Defending the Constitution
Introduction The persistent attacks on the Constitution by populists, the incompetent and the corrupt have undermined the public legitimacy of the supreme law, unleashing…
Introduction The persistent attacks on the Constitution by populists, the incompetent and the corrupt have undermined the public legitimacy of the supreme law, unleashing…
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