'He'll learn it on his body': Disciplining childhood in Canadian law

International Journal of Children's Rights

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-242

  McGillivray, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 0141885865     PISSN: 09275568     EISSN: 15718182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15718189720493627     Document Type: Article

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