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Cambridge Studies in Law and Society

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2023

Whitney K. Taylor
Whitney K. Taylor
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San Francisco State University
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The Social Constitution
Embedding Social Rights Through Legal Mobilization
 , pp. 255 - 264
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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