The united nations' response to israel's seizure of the gaza strip and west bank

Palestine Yearbook of International Law

Volumn 12, Issue , 2005, Pages 145-164

  Quigley, John ^a  

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EID: 85066684024     PISSN: 13861972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1163/9789047407393_010     Document Type: Chapter

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