Land Policy Reform, Customary Rule of Law and the Peace Process in Sierra Leone

African Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 94-117

  Unruh, Jon ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 79955128156     PISSN: 22109730     EISSN: 17087384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/221097312X13397499736507     Document Type: Article

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