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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, Vol. 31, No. 2, 02.06.2016, p. 314-343.

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Tams, CJ 2016, 'State succession to investment treaties: Mapping the issues', ICSID Review, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 314-343. https://doi.org/10.1093/icsidreview/siw006

APA

Tams, C. J. (2016). State succession to investment treaties: Mapping the issues. ICSID Review, 31(2), 314-343. https://doi.org/10.1093/icsidreview/siw006

Vancouver

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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