‘One of the Challenges that Can Plausibly Be Raised Against Them’? On the Role of Truth in Debates about the Legitimacy of International Criminal Tribunals

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‘One of the Challenges that Can Plausibly Be Raised Against Them’? On the Role of Truth in Debates about the Legitimacy of International Criminal Tribunals. / Holtermann, Jakob v. H.

The Legitimacy of International Criminal Tribunals. red. / Nobuo Hayashi; Cecilia M. Bailliet. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017. s. 206-227.

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Holtermann, JVH 2017, ‘One of the Challenges that Can Plausibly Be Raised Against Them’? On the Role of Truth in Debates about the Legitimacy of International Criminal Tribunals. i N Hayashi & CM Bailliet (red), The Legitimacy of International Criminal Tribunals. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, s. 206-227. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316536469.009

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Holtermann, J. V. H. (2017). ‘One of the Challenges that Can Plausibly Be Raised Against Them’? On the Role of Truth in Debates about the Legitimacy of International Criminal Tribunals. I N. Hayashi, & C. M. Bailliet (red.), The Legitimacy of International Criminal Tribunals (s. 206-227). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316536469.009

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Holtermann JVH. ‘One of the Challenges that Can Plausibly Be Raised Against Them’? On the Role of Truth in Debates about the Legitimacy of International Criminal Tribunals. I Hayashi N, Bailliet CM, red., The Legitimacy of International Criminal Tribunals. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2017. s. 206-227 https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316536469.009

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Holtermann, Jakob v. H. / ‘One of the Challenges that Can Plausibly Be Raised Against Them’? On the Role of Truth in Debates about the Legitimacy of International Criminal Tribunals. The Legitimacy of International Criminal Tribunals. red. / Nobuo Hayashi ; Cecilia M. Bailliet. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017. s. 206-227

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