Why the Japanese law school system was established: Co-optation as a defensive tactic in the face of global pressures

Law and Social Inquiry

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 365-398

  Saegusa, Mayumi ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 65449172785     PISSN: 08976546     EISSN: 17474469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4469.2009.01150.x     Document Type: Review

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