Tort law for cynics

Modern Law Review

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 703-731

  Priel, Dan ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84906766973     PISSN: 00267961     EISSN: 14682230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2230.12087     Document Type: Article

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