The Interpretation of International Maritime Conventions in United States Law
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a review of international conventions about the global limitation of liability in maritime law
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Comparative Law
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0002-919X
DOI: 10.2307/840547