Hard and soft law

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

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 197-222

  Shaffer, Gregory ^a   Pollack, Mark A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84928279433     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139107310.011     Document Type: Chapter

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