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IF 1.6 3区社会学

Law & Policy Pub Date : 2026-05-03

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IF 1.6 3区社会学

Law & Policy Pub Date : 2026-05-03

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Invisible Victims, Invisible Crimes: Institutional Erasures of Animals as Victims of Cruelty 看不见的受害者，看不见的罪行：动物作为残忍受害者的制度性抹杀

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Law & Policy Pub Date : 2026-03-16 DOI: 10.1111/lapo.70013

Serrin Rutledge-Prior

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Front-Footed Defense: Leveraging Early Counsel Intervention for Expedited Justice 先发制人的辩护：利用早期律师干预加速正义

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Law & Policy Pub Date : 2026-02-15 DOI: 10.1111/lapo.70012

Chengchen He, Enshen Li

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Bifurcating Relief and Legitimating Mass Incarceration: An Analysis of Obama's Clemency Initiative 分流救济与合法化大规模监禁：对奥巴马宽大倡议的分析

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Law & Policy Pub Date : 2026-02-15 DOI: 10.1111/lapo.70011

Elena Amaya, Delaney Mosca, Jordan Grasso, Keramet Reiter

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Win, Lose, or Draw: Using LGBTQ+ Legal History to Reassess Social Movement Outcomes 赢，输，还是平局：使用LGBTQ+法律历史来重新评估社会运动的结果

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Law & Policy Pub Date : 2025-12-02 DOI: 10.1111/lapo.70008

Marie-Amélie George

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Human Dignity on Trial: Welfare Judges, Immigration Politics and Social Change 审判中的人的尊严：福利法官、移民政治和社会变革

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Law & Policy Pub Date : 2025-11-23 DOI: 10.1111/lapo.70007

Sophie Andreetta

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The Client Is the Cause: Motivation, Activism, and Cause Lawyering Among Immigration Attorneys in the Trump Era 客户是事业：特朗普时代移民律师的动机、行动主义和事业律师

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Law & Policy Pub Date : 2025-11-23 DOI: 10.1111/lapo.70009

Maya Pagni Barak, Katherine R. Abbott, Hillary Mellinger, Meagan A. Hebert

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Courts and Social Participation in Latin America: The Use of Public Hearings and Amici Curiae 拉丁美洲的法院和社会参与：公开听证会和法庭之友的使用

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Law & Policy Pub Date : 2025-11-23 DOI: 10.1111/lapo.70006

Cordula Tibi Weber, Mariana Llanos, Pedro Martins da Costa

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Supreme Court Power and Agency Implementation in Environmental Litigation 环境诉讼中的最高法院权力与代理执行

IF 1.6 3区社会学

Law & Policy Pub Date : 2025-08-03 DOI: 10.1111/lapo.70004

Kayla Gurganus

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