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AUC IURIDICA, Vol 72 No 1 (2026), 11–14
EditorialEditorial: Jsme svědky labutí písně antropocentrické správy v Evropě?
[Editorial: Are we Witnessing the Swan Song of Anthropocentric Governance in Europe?]
Jakub Handrlica
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14712/23366478.2026.1
published online: 23. 02. 2026
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