Where are all the law schools going?

Law Teacher

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-27

  Brownsword, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 18844433251     PISSN: 03069400     EISSN: 19430353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03069400.1996.9992937     Document Type: Article

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