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12 - Justice at the Margins

Notions of Justice in the Punishment of Prostitution

from Part IV - Justice in Action and Law

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. 312 - 355
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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