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(Dis)obeying the law: corporate tax morale in developing countries 不守法：发展中国家的企业税收士气

IF 1.9 3区社会学

Journal of Law and Society Pub Date : 2026-03-30 Epub Date: 2026-03-16 DOI: 10.1111/jols.70051

RITA DE LA FERIA, TU ANH TRAN

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Territory, values, and health law in a devolved United Kingdom: examining the role of the gift in opt-out organ donation 权力下放的联合王国的领土、价值观和卫生法：检查捐赠在选择退出器官捐赠中的作用

IF 1.9 3区社会学

Journal of Law and Society Pub Date : 2026-03-30 Epub Date: 2026-01-13 DOI: 10.1111/jols.70031

MATTHEW WATKINS, JOHN HARRINGTON, RUBY REED-BERENDT, ANNE-MAREE FARRELL

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Green Transitional Justice By Rachel Killean and Lauren Dempster, London: Routledge, 2025, 304 pp., £31.99 《绿色转型正义》，雷切尔·基利恩和劳伦·登普斯特著，伦敦：劳特利奇出版社，2025年，304页，31.99英镑

IF 1.9 3区社会学

Journal of Law and Society Pub Date : 2026-03-30 Epub Date: 2026-01-13 DOI: 10.1111/jols.70032

SHASHI KANT YADAV