保持法制史的意义.pdf

文档介绍：New York University
School of Law
Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper Series
Research Paper No. 58
Keeping Legal History Meaningful
Richard H. Pildes
This paper can be downloaded without charge from the Social Science work
Electronic Paper collection: /abstract_id=391520
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