Righting domestic violence

International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-119

  Choudhry, Shazia ^a   Herring, Jonathan ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EXETER COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 43249165798     PISSN: 13609939     EISSN: 14643707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/lawfam/ebi034     Document Type: Article

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