The relationship between the law of international watercourses and sustainable development

Research Handbook on International Environmental Law

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 605-636

  Fitzmaurice, Malgosia ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80051756557     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781849807265.00042     Document Type: Chapter

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