Using Systems Theory to Study Legal Pluralism: What Could Be Gained?

Law and Society Review

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 265-296

  Nobles, Richard ^a   Schiff, David ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84861323563     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2012.00489.x     Document Type: Article

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