Crisis, what crisis? Perception and reality in civil justice

Civil Juries and Civil Justice: Psychological and Legal Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-19

  Bornstein, Brian H ^a   Robicheaux, Timothy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 79952079479     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-74490-2_1     Document Type: Editorial

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