Gender Performance, Sexual Subjects and International Law

Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 281-296

  Cossman, Brenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 85008191252     PISSN: 08418209     EISSN: 20564260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0841820900003623     Document Type: Article

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