Misconceptions regarding the interpretation of the UN Watercourses Convention

The UN Watercourses Convention in Force: Strengthening International Law for Transboundary Water Management

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 28-35

  Salman, Salman M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

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EID: 84919564083     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203135365     Document Type: Chapter

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