Economic sanctions and the problem of Evil

Human Rights Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 573-623

  Addis, Adeno ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; SANCTION; TRADE POLICY;

EID: 0042821703     PISSN: 02750392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hrq.2003.0024     Document Type: Article

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