The ethics of prosecution lawyers

Legal Ethics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 190-209

  Young, Richard ^a   Sanders, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85007537561     PISSN: 1460728X     EISSN: 17578450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1460728X.2004.11424210     Document Type: Note

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