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Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 851-865

The Crime of Aggression before the First Review of the ICC Statute

Author keywords

crime of aggression; First Review Conference on the Statute of the International Criminal Court; International Criminal Court; international criminal law; international law on the use of force; United Nations Security Council; veto power of the permanent members of the UN Security Council

Indexed keywords


EID: 85009568153     PISSN: 09221565     EISSN: 14789698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0922156507004499     Document Type: Article
Times cited : (28)

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