Democracy and international law

Netherlands Yearbook of International Law

Volumn 34, Issue , 2003, Pages 137-198

  Wouters, Jan ^a   De Meester, Bart ^a   Ryngaert, Cedric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 85021069256     PISSN: 01676768     EISSN: 15740951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0167676800001458     Document Type: Article

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