Sea turtle conservation: An "illegal" trade barrier?

Environmental Policy and Law

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 75-78

  Benson, Elly ^a  

^a STANFORD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PUBLIC POLICY;

SEA TURTLES;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; NATURE CONSERVATION; SHRIMP FISHERY; TURTLE; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

UNITED STATES;

CHELONIIDAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); TESTUDINES;

EID: 0038741773     PISSN: 0378777X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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