Child witnesses in the criminal courts: Furthering New Zealand’s commitment to the United Nations convention on the rights of the child

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-24

  Davies, Emma ^a   Seymour, Fred W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CRIME; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; NEW ZEALAND; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 0030898801     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: 19341687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218719709524892     Document Type: Article

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