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The State of Necessity and the Use of Force to Protect Nationals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2016

Jean Raby
Jean Raby*
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L.L.B. (1986, Laval), M.Phil. (1988, Cantab.), Member of the New York Bar
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Canadian Yearbook of International Law/Annuaire canadien de droit international , Volume 26 , 1989 , pp. 253 - 272
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Copyright © The Canadian Council on International Law / Conseil Canadien de Droit International, representing the Board of Editors, Canadian Yearbook of International Law / Comité de Rédaction, Annuaire Canadien de Droit International 1989

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