Problems of protection: The UNHCR, refugees, and human rights

Problems of Protection: The UNHCR, Refugees, and Human Rights

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 1-350

  Steiner, Niklaus ^a,b   Gibney, Mark ^c   Loescher, Gil ^d  

^a University Center for International Studies   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

^d INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84917277804     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203954867     Document Type: Book

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