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1 - A Framework for Evaluating the Performance of International Courts and Tribunals

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2018

Theresa Squatrito
Affiliation:
University of Liverpool
Oran R. Young
Affiliation:
University of California, Santa Barbara
Andreas Follesdal
Affiliation:
Universitetet i Oslo
Geir Ulfstein
Affiliation:
Universitetet i Oslo
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