The Legality of Depleted Uranium Munitions under International Humanitarian Law
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عنوان ژورنال: Victoria University Law and Justice Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2203-2908,2202-7912
DOI: 10.15209/vulj.v5i1.725