Public Perceptions of the Legitimacy of the Law and Legal Authorities: Evidence from the Caribbean

Law and Society Review

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 947-978

  Johnson, Devon ^a   Maguire, Edward R ^b   Kuhns, Joseph B ^c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 84929330249     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/lasr.12102     Document Type: Article

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