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5 - Weaponising the Rule of Law in China

from Part II - The Performance of State Justice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 August 2017

Flora Sapio
Affiliation:
Australian National University, Canberra
Susan Trevaskes
Affiliation:
Griffith University, Queensland
Sarah Biddulph
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne
Elisa Nesossi
Affiliation:
Australian National University, Canberra
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The China Experience
, pp. 113 - 140
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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