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Published Online: Dec 04, 2022
Page range: 117 - 144
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjals-2023-0002
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The legal construction of race has assumed considerable importance for affirmative action and other purposes. But buffeted by racist tropes from an earlier day and simple self interest, the construct has become a nest of irrationalities and inconsistencies.