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Tracing an outline of legal complexity. / Webb, Tom.
In: Ratio Juris, Vol. 27, No. 4, 12.2014, p. 477-495.

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Webb, T 2014, 'Tracing an outline of legal complexity', Ratio Juris, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 477-495. https://doi.org/10.1111/raju.12056

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Webb T. Tracing an outline of legal complexity. Ratio Juris. 2014 Dec;27(4):477-495. doi: 10.1111/raju.12056

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Webb, Tom. / Tracing an outline of legal complexity. In: Ratio Juris. 2014 ; Vol. 27, No. 4. pp. 477-495.

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