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The evolution of international law: Colonial and postcolonial realities

Antony Anghie SJ Quinney School of Law, University of Utah, 332 South, 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112-0730, USA E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 739-753 | Published online: 24 Jan 2007

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