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Part IV - Regional Approaches for International Economic Dispute Settlement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2021

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Manfred Elsig
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International Economic Dispute Settlement
Demise or Transformation?
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South Africa – Anti-Dumping Measures on Uncoated Woodfree Paper from Indonesia, WT/DS374 (2008).

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