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Behind the Iron Curtain: The Surprising Soviet Influence on Western Justice

https://doi.org/10.17803/2713-0533.2025.1.31.170-193

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B. Saputra
Central European University
Austria

Beny Saputra, Ph.D. (Law), PhD researcher, Department of Legal Studies

Scopus ID: 59225196500

Vienna



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