Political institutions and human rights: Why dictatorships enter into the United nations convention against torture

International Organization

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-101

  Vreeland, James Raymond ^a  

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EID: 38149027851     PISSN: 00208183     EISSN: 15315088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002081830808003X     Document Type: Article

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