National constitutions and human rights protection: Regional differences and colonial influences

Understanding Human Rights Violations: New Systematic Studies

Volumn , Issue , 2019, Pages 162-180

  Keith, Linda Camp ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Environmental Science   (United States)

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EID: 84906114588     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781351143806-13     Document Type: Chapter

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