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Conditionality, discretion and TH Marshall’s ‘right to welfare’

Ciara FitzpatrickSchool of Law, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK;Law Centre Northern Ireland, Belfast, UK;School of Law, Ulster University, Derry-Londonderry, UKView further author information
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Gráinne McKeeverSchool of Law, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK;Law Centre Northern Ireland, Belfast, UK;School of Law, Ulster University, Derry-Londonderry, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5137-1835View further author information
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Mark SimpsonSchool of Law, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK;Law Centre Northern Ireland, Belfast, UK;School of Law, Ulster University, Derry-Londonderry, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 445-462 | Published online: 04 Sep 2019

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