Towards a Legal History of European Law

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Towards a Legal History of European Law. / Rasmussen, Morten.

In: European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2021, p. 923-932.

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Rasmussen, M 2021, 'Towards a Legal History of European Law', European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 923-932. https://doi.org/10.15166/2499-8249/505

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Rasmussen, M. (2021). Towards a Legal History of European Law. European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration, 6(2), 923-932. https://doi.org/10.15166/2499-8249/505

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Rasmussen M. Towards a Legal History of European Law. European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration. 2021;6(2):923-932. https://doi.org/10.15166/2499-8249/505

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Rasmussen, Morten. / Towards a Legal History of European Law. In: European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration. 2021 ; Vol. 6, No. 2. pp. 923-932.

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