The Ireland v United Kingdom (Mox Plant) Case: Applying the doctrine of treaty parallelism

International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-58

  Kwiatkowska, Barbara ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPUTE RESOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; EUROPEAN UNION; LAW OF THE SEA; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE;

IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS MACCOYII; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 0038814726     PISSN: 09273522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157180803100380366     Document Type: Article

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