An integrated approach to judicial decision making: the death penalty in South Africa

Existing judicial research has firmly established the role of the law and the courts in the political system of the United States. Yet very little systematic empirical research has been conducted to fully explore the extent to which theories of judicial behavior based upon the American judicial syst...

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1. VerfasserIn: Franks, Stephenie E. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2003
In:Jahr: 2003
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