Whose agents? The interpretation of international law in national courts

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on International Law and International Relations: The State of the Art

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 394-420

  Conant, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139107310.020     Document Type: Chapter

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