State succession to investment treaties: Mapping the issues

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State succession to investment treaties: Mapping the issues. / Tams, Christian J.
in: ICSID Review, Jahrgang 31, Nr. 2, 02.06.2016, S. 314-343.

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Tams CJ. State succession to investment treaties: Mapping the issues. ICSID Review. 2016 Jun 2;31(2):314-343. doi: 10.1093/icsidreview/siw006

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