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Part II - International Law and Institutions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2025

Peter Lawrence
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University of Tasmania
Michael Reder
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Hochschule fur Philosophie Munchen
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Representing Future Generations
Climate Change and the Global Legal Order
, pp. 91 - 142
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Print publication year: 2025

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