Advancing the rule of law through education? An analysis of the Chinese national judicial examination

Issues and Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 171-204

  Ahl, Björn ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese national judicial examination; Legal education; Rule of law

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748522033     PISSN: 10132511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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