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NEWYORKUNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF LAW

PUBLIC LAW & LEGAL THEORY RESEARCH PAPER SERIES

WORK ING PAPER NO. 12-22

The Principle of Loyal Opposition

J eremy Waldron

May 2012



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