The boundaries of regulatory expropriation in international law

ICSID Review

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-57

  Newcombe, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 85056800488     PISSN: 02583690     EISSN: 20491999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icsidreview/20.1.1     Document Type: Article

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