EU law revisions and legislative drift

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EU law revisions and legislative drift. / Borghetto, Enrico; Mäder, Lars Kai.

In: European Union Politics, Vol. 15, No. 2, 19.05.2014, p. 241-261.

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Borghetto, E & Mäder, LK 2014, 'EU law revisions and legislative drift', European Union Politics, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 241-261. https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116513513345

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Borghetto, E., & Mäder, L. K. (2014). EU law revisions and legislative drift. European Union Politics, 15(2), 241-261. https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116513513345

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Borghetto E, Mäder LK. EU law revisions and legislative drift. European Union Politics. 2014 May 19;15(2):241-261. https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116513513345

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Borghetto, Enrico ; Mäder, Lars Kai. / EU law revisions and legislative drift. In: European Union Politics. 2014 ; Vol. 15, No. 2. pp. 241-261.

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