Global climate change and the fragmentation of international law

Law and Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 423-449

  Van Asselt, Harro ^a   Sindico, Francisco ^b,c   Mehling, Michael A ^d,e  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^d ECOLOGIC INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 54749138503     PISSN: 02658240     EISSN: 14679930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9930.2008.00286.x     Document Type: Article

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