Why did they not take on the disputes? Law, power and politics in the decision-making of Chinese courts

International Journal of Law in Context

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 203-225

  he, Xin ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 85010692878     PISSN: 17445523     EISSN: 17445531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744552307003023     Document Type: Article

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