Sovereignty versus human rights: From past discourses to contemporary dilemmas

Journal of Refugee Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 136-165

  Dacyl, Janina W ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL APPROACH; GEOPOLITICAL STUDY; HUMAN RIGHTS; POST-COLD WAR; SOVEREIGNTY;

EID: 0030446632     PISSN: 09516328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jrs/9.2.136     Document Type: Article

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