The practice of law as an obstacle to justice: Chinese lawyers at work

Law and Society Review

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-38

  Michelson, Ethan ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2006.00257.x     Document Type: Article

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