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An in-depth study of processes of judicial transformation that enabled the success of human rights trials in Latin America.
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Diese Reihe taucht tief in die Rechtswissenschaften in ihrem breiteren gesellschaftlichen Kontext ein. Sie untersucht, wie Recht das tägliche Leben, die Kultur und gesellschaftliche Strukturen beeinflusst und von ihnen beeinflusst wird. Sie bietet interdisziplinäre Perspektiven, die das Recht mit den Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften verbinden. Sie richtet sich an Leser, die Nuancen und ein umfassendes Verständnis rechtlicher Phänomene suchen.
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