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South Ossetia: Georgian Students Analyze International Law

Monday, August 11th, 2008 @ 22:57 UTC

by Vilhelm Konnander

Countries:: Russia, Georgia
Topics:: Education, Law, War & Conflict, International Relations
Languages:: English

Robert Amsterdam comments on and posts a link to a paper prepared by Georgian students, analyzing the international law ramifications of the current Russian-Georgian crisis.

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