International law in a kaleidoscopic world

Asian Journal of International Law

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-32

  Brown Weiss, Edith ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84862553587     PISSN: 20442513     EISSN: 20442521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2044251310000019     Document Type: Article

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