Miscarriage of chief justice: Judicial power and the legal complex in Pakistan under Musharraf

Law and Social Inquiry

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 985-1022

  Ghias, Shoaib A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 78449283458     PISSN: 08976546     EISSN: 17474469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4469.2010.01211.x     Document Type: Article

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