Black Hole of Responsibility: The Adjudication Committee's Role in a Chinese Court

Law and Society Review

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 681-712

  He, Xin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84871090600     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2012.00514.x     Document Type: Article

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