The international legal instruments in addressing piracy and maritime terrorism: A critical review

Research in Transportation Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-60

  Hong, Nong ^a   Ng, Adolf K Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 76949087148     PISSN: 07398859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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