Domestic courts' reading of international norms: A semiotic analysis

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Domestic courts' reading of international norms : A semiotic analysis. / Fikfak, Veronika; Burnett, Benedict.

In: International Journal for the Semiotics of Law, Vol. 22, No. 4, 01.12.2009, p. 437-450.

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Fikfak, V & Burnett, B 2009, 'Domestic courts' reading of international norms: A semiotic analysis', International Journal for the Semiotics of Law, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 437-450. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11196-009-9125-5

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Fikfak, V., & Burnett, B. (2009). Domestic courts' reading of international norms: A semiotic analysis. International Journal for the Semiotics of Law, 22(4), 437-450. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11196-009-9125-5

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Fikfak V, Burnett B. Domestic courts' reading of international norms: A semiotic analysis. International Journal for the Semiotics of Law. 2009 Dec 1;22(4):437-450. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11196-009-9125-5

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Fikfak, Veronika ; Burnett, Benedict. / Domestic courts' reading of international norms : A semiotic analysis. In: International Journal for the Semiotics of Law. 2009 ; Vol. 22, No. 4. pp. 437-450.

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