Swaying the hand of justice: The internal and external dynamics of regime change at the international criminal tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

Law and Social Inquiry

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 585-616

  Hagan, John ^a,b   Levi, Ron ^c,d   Ferrales, Gabrielle ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

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EID: 33747885760     PISSN: 08976546     EISSN: 17474469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4469.2006.00023.x     Document Type: Review

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