The continuing importance of climate change litigation

Climate Law

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-29

  Osofsky, Hari M ^a  

^a LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80155148537     PISSN: 18786553     EISSN: 18786561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/cl-2010-002     Document Type: Article

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