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ISSN: 1574-0196 (Print), 1744-5515 (Online)
Editors: Leonard F. M. Besselink University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Monica Claes Maastricht University, The Netherlands, and Jan-Herman Reestman University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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The European Constitutional Law Review (EuConst), a peer-reviewed English-language journal, is a platform for advancing the study of European constitutional law, its history and its evolution. Published in four issues per year, it contains articles on doctrine, theory and practice, plus case notes and book reviews. EuConst is addressed at academics, professionals, politicians and all those involved or interested in the European constitutional process.

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