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David Currie

am 18.10.2007 von Transblawg

David Currie, im Alter von 71 gestorben, hielt in den achtziger Jahren Vorlesungen über amerikanisches Verfassungsrecht an der Universität Hannover und an der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, und später noch in Heidelberg und Tübingen, und veröffentlichte ein Buch auf Deutsch darüber, sowie ein Buch auf Englisch über das Grundgesetz. Er war Professor für Jura an der University of Chicago.

David Currie was a professor at Chicago Law School. His death at the age of 71 is reported by the WSJ Law Blog, which has links to other obituaries.

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