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European Commission Suspends Airline Carbon Tax Opposed by United States and Other Countries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2017

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Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
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American Journal of International Law , Volume 107 , Issue 1 , January 2013 , pp. 248 - 251
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 2013

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