Territory and Identity in International Law: The Struggle for Self-Determination in the Western Sahara

Millennium - Journal of International Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 523-551

  Castellino, Joshua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992775918     PISSN: 03058298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03058298990280030801     Document Type: Article

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