Crime, Justice and Punishment in Colonial Hong Kong: Central Police Station, Central Magistracy and Victoria Gaol 9888528122, 9789888528127

Standing close together in a compound overlooking Victoria Harbour, the Central Police Station, Central Magistracy, and

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Crime, Justice and Punishment in Colonial Hong Kong: Central Police Station, Central Magistracy and Victoria Gaol
9888528122, 9789888528127

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Following the Council of Trent (1545-1563), Catholic religious orders underwent substantial reform. Nevertheless, on occ

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Hong Kong and its relationship with China make for a uniquely intriguing study in democratization. What has hindered or

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SUMMARY: Crime and Punishment is one of the most important novels of the nineteenth century. It is the story of a murder

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The book is a thorough study that focuses on the impact of the current crime wave on citizens’ respect for the law in co

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With the same suppleness, energy, and range of voices that won their translation of The Brothers Karamazov the PEN/Book-

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Essays in collection argue that Latin American legal institutions were both mechanisms of social control and unique aren

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