A Critical Appraisal of the International Legal Tradition of Taslim Olawale Elias

Leiden Journal of International Law

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 317-349

  Gathii, James Thuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

colonialism; contributionism; Eurocentricity; sovereignty; T. O. Elias; TWAIL

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009583525     PISSN: 09221565     EISSN: 14789698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0922156508004974     Document Type: Article

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