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The State of Liberal Democracy in Ecuador. 2017 Global Review of Constitutional Law
The report was published in the volume of I·CONnect-Clough Center 2017 Global Review of Constitutional Law. We discuss the most important constitutional developments in Ecuador in 2017, from the point of view of the level of liberal democracy. We touch upon issues such as he presidential elections, the referendum on the indefinite reelection of the president or the most important cases on corruption, just to mention some.
Ecuador – The State of Liberal Democracy
The report will be published in the volume of I·CONnect-Clough Center 2017 Global Review of Constitutional Law. We discuss the most important constitutional developments in Ecuador in 2017, from the point of view of the level of liberal democracy. We touch upon issues such as he presidential elections, the referendum on the indefinite reelection of the president or the cases on corruption, just to mention some.
State of Liberal Democracy Ecuador 2018
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