Effective multilateralism on trial: EU compliance with WTO law

The EU Presence in International Organizations

Volumn 9780203844472, Issue , 2010, Pages 114-131

  Young, Alasdair R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203844472     Document Type: Chapter

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