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Varkemaa, J. (2006). Summenhart’s Theory of Rights. In: Mäkinen, V., Korkman, P. (eds) Transformations in Medieval and Early-Modern Rights Discourse. The New Synthese Historical Library, vol 59. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4212-4_5
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