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Interpreting the Paris Agreement in its Normative Environment 在规范环境中解读《巴黎协定

IF 1.2 2区社会学

Current Legal Problems Pub Date : 2024-09-08 DOI: 10.1093/clp/cuae011

Lavanya Rajamani

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Religious Expression and Exemptions in the Private Sector Workplace: Spotting Bias 私营部门工作场所的宗教表达与豁免：发现偏见

IF 1.2 2区社会学

Current Legal Problems Pub Date : 2024-08-09 DOI: 10.1093/clp/cuae008

Myriam Hunter-Henin

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Contracting in the Public Interest? Re-examining the Role of Planning Obligations in Contemporary Town Planning Processes 公共利益的契约？重新审视规划义务在当代城市规划过程中的作用

IF 1.2 2区社会学

Current Legal Problems Pub Date : 2024-05-03 DOI: 10.1093/clp/cuae005

Edward Mitchell

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Atrocity’s Glass Booth 残暴的玻璃展台

IF 1.2 2区社会学

Current Legal Problems Pub Date : 2024-04-27 DOI: 10.1093/clp/cuae004

Neha Jain

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The Challenges of Designing Sexual Assault Law 制定性侵犯法的挑战

IF 1.2 2区社会学

Current Legal Problems Pub Date : 2024-04-16 DOI: 10.1093/clp/cuae002

Tatjana Hörnle

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Responsibly Buying Artificial Intelligence: A ‘Regulatory Hallucination’ 负责任地购买人工智能：监管幻觉

IF 1.2 2区社会学

Current Legal Problems Pub Date : 2024-04-06 DOI: 10.1093/clp/cuae003

Albert Sanchez-Graells

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Competition Law and Policy in the Global South: Power, Coercion and Distribution 南半球的竞争法与政策:权力、强制与分配

2区社会学

Current Legal Problems Pub Date : 2023-11-04 DOI: 10.1093/clp/cuad011

Dina I Waked

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The Need for a Criminal Division of the High Court? 高等法院是否需要设立刑事审判庭?

2区社会学

Current Legal Problems Pub Date : 2023-10-10 DOI: 10.1093/clp/cuad010

David Ormerod

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Complete and Effective Data Protection 完整和有效的数据保护

2区社会学

Current Legal Problems Pub Date : 2023-10-10 DOI: 10.1093/clp/cuad009

Orla Lynskey

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3D Shape Marks: A 360-Degree Analysis 3D形状标记:360度分析

2区社会学

Current Legal Problems Pub Date : 2023-10-06 DOI: 10.1093/clp/cuad008

Ilanah Fhima

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