Access to justice and land disputes in ghana’s state courts: The litigants’ perspective

Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law

Volumn 36, Issue 50, 2004, Pages 1-28

  Crook, Richard C ^a  

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EID: 84997835673     PISSN: 07329113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07329113.2004.10756576     Document Type: Article

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