Expectations, reality, and future: A negotiator's reflections on COP 15

Climate Law

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 207-225

  Chandani, Achala ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84869997912     PISSN: 18786553     EISSN: 18786561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/cl-2010-010     Document Type: Article

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