Marine conservation versus international free trade: Reconciling dolphins with tuna and sea turtles with shrimp

Ocean Development and International Law

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 127-150

  Tyler, Zachary ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dolphins and tuna; General agreement on tarriffs and trade; Marine conservation; Shrimp and sea turtles; United states; World trade organization

Indexed keywords

FREE TRADE; MARINE POLICY; NATURE CONSERVATION; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EID: 0034058053     PISSN: 00908320     EISSN: 15210642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009083200276094     Document Type: Article

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