Transnational governance as the layering of rules: Intersections of public and private standards

Theoretical Inquiries in Law

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Bartley, Tim ^a  

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EID: 80051496826     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15653404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1565-3404.1278     Document Type: Article

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