Being 'the epitome of reason': The challenges for lawyers and social workers in child care proceedings

International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-101

  Dickens, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33845801170     PISSN: 13609939     EISSN: 14643707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/lawfam/ebi004     Document Type: Article

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