The Nigerian territorial waters legislation and the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention

International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-176

  Egede, Edwin ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPOLITICS; LAW OF THE SEA; LEGISLATION; TERRITORIAL DELIMITATION;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 4344695705     PISSN: 09273522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1571808041220119     Document Type: Article

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