Protecting the planet: A proposal for a law of ecocide

Crime, Law and Social Change

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 251-266

  Higgins, Polly ^a   Short, Damien ^b   South, Nigel ^c  

^a Environmental Lawyer   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84875401858     PISSN: 09254994     EISSN: 15730751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10611-013-9413-6     Document Type: Article

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