The unreluctant litigant? An empirical analysis of Japan's turn to litigation

Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-59

  Ginsburg, Tom ^a   Hoetker, Glenn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 33645312075     PISSN: 00472530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/498833     Document Type: Review

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