The Economics of Rights: Does the Right to Counsel Increase Crime?
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- K10 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - General (Constitutional Law)
- K41 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Litigation Process
- K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
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