Atoll island states and international law: Climate change displacement and sovereignty

Atoll Island States and International Law: Climate Change Displacement and Sovereignty

Volumn 9783642381867, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-307

  Yamamoto, Lilian ^a   Esteban, Miguel ^b  

^a University of Tokyo ^*  (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-38186-7     Document Type: Book

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