Identifying Judicial Empathy: Does Having Daughters Cause Judges to Rule for Women's Issues?
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Identifying Judicial Empathy: Does Having Daughters Cause Judges to Rule for Womens Issues?
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Political Science
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0092-5853
DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12118