On designing a mixed jury system in Japan

Understanding World Jury Systems Through Social Psychological Research

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 199-214

  Ohtsubo, Yohsuke ^a  

^a NARA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 84920469701     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203759813     Document Type: Chapter

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