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Divergent Views on the Charter Norms on the Use of Force—A Transatlantic Divide?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Tom Ruys*
Affiliation:
Ghent University

Abstract

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Type
The Use of Armed Force: Are We Approaching Normative Collapse?
Copyright
Copyright © American Society of International Law 2016

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9 Id.

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