The Transmission of Legal Precedent Across the Australian State Supreme Courts Over the Twentieth Century

Law and Society Review

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 139-170

  Smyth, Russell ^a   Mishra, Vinod ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 79952713803     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2011.00430.x     Document Type: Article

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