The Japanese judiciary maintaining integrity, autonomy, and the public trust

Law in Japan: A Turning Point

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 99-135

  Haley, John O ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

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