Citing outside the law reports: Citations of secondary authorities on the Australian state Supreme Courts over the twentieth century

Griffith Law Review

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 692-726

  Smyth, Russell ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 80054052470     PISSN: 10383441     EISSN: 18394205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10854661.2009.10854661     Document Type: Article

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