The War on Crime as Precursor to the War on Terror

International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 215-229

  Huq, Aziz Z ^a   Muller, Christopher ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 56349141485     PISSN: 17560616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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