Resistance to legality

Annual Review of Law and Social Science

Volumn 6, Issue , 2010, Pages 25-44

  Brisbin Jr , Richard A ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Law; Litigation; Subversion; Transgression

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049434190     PISSN: 15503585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-lawsocsci-102209-152904     Document Type: Article

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