Re-inventing the law of treaties: The contribution of the EC courts

Netherlands Yearbook of International Law

Volumn 30, Issue , 1999, Pages 45-74

  Klabbers, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 85008189935     PISSN: 01676768     EISSN: 15740951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0167676800000891     Document Type: Article

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