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social science subjects > law > comparative law and justice
social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > comparative politics > comparative law and justice
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > comparative criminology > international crime and punishment > comparative law and justice
... > social science subjects > law > jurisprudence > human rights > international crime and punishment > comparative law and justice
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > politics, power, and war > social control > formal social control > jurisprudence > human rights > international crime and punishment > comparative law and justice
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > politics and law > social control > formal social control > jurisprudence > human rights > international crime and punishment > comparative law and justice
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > rights and freedoms > human rights > international crime and punishment > comparative law and justice
... > social science subjects > business and management > business ethics > theories of ethics > human rights > international crime and punishment > comparative law and justice
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > international crime and punishment > comparative law and justice
social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and justice > comparative law and justice
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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > law and society research > comparative law and justice
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > sociology of law > comparative law and justice
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > sociology of law > comparative law and justice
social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > sociology of law > comparative law and justice

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comparative law and justice  

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  • Comparative law and justice focuses on explaining crime patterns, criminal justice institutions and processes, and legal systems across nations. Such studies have become increasingly important with recent globalization trends, particularly the rapid growth of transnational crime. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Comparative Law and Justice]

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