Fairness, justice, and legitimacy: Experiences of people’s judges in South Russia

Law and Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-150

  Machura, Stefan ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

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EID: 32544461716     PISSN: 02658240     EISSN: 14679930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-9930.2003.00143.x     Document Type: Article

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