Domestic legal traditions and states' human rights practices

Journal of Peace Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 189-202

  Mitchell, Sara McLaughlin ^a   Ring, Jonathan J ^a   Spellman, Mary K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b Spellman Law PC   (United States)

Author keywords

civil law; colonial legacy; common law; human rights; Islamic law

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875313749     PISSN: 00223433     EISSN: 14603578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022343312466561     Document Type: Article

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