The ties that bind: The EU, the un and international law

Netherlands Yearbook of International Law

Volumn 37, Issue , 2006, Pages 57-108

  Whit, Nigel D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 72549120157     PISSN: 01676768     EISSN: 15740951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0167676806000572     Document Type: Article

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