We Did It? The Vertigo of Law and Everyday Life at the Diplomatic Conference on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court

Leiden Journal of International Law

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 683-707

  Tallgren, Immi ^a  

^a International Law   (France)

Author keywords

International Criminal Court; international criminal law; Statute

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017304735     PISSN: 09221565     EISSN: 14789698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0922156599000369     Document Type: Article

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