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- ↑ Ryngaert, Cedric. Jurisdiction in international law. OUP Oxford, 2015.
- ↑ Prof Dr Menno Kamminga (M.T.) at maastrichtuniversity.nl. Accessed Jan. 10, 2021.
- ↑ Manfred Nowak, "Book Review," Human Rights Quarterly. Vol. 16, Issue 3. Johns Hopkins University Press, Aug 1994. p. 521.
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