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4 - The General Assembly’s Definition of the Act of Aggression

from Part I - History

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2017

By
Thomas Bruha
Edited by
Claus Kreß  and
Stefan Barriga
Claus Kreß
Affiliation:
Universität zu Köln
Stefan Barriga
Affiliation:
United Nations, New York
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The Crime of Aggression
A Commentary
 , pp. 142 - 177
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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