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10 - The Legal Status of Whales and Dolphins

From Bentham to the Capabilities Approach

from Part II - Agency

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2019

Lori Keleher
Affiliation:
New Mexico State University
Stacy J. Kosko
Affiliation:
University of Maryland, College Park
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