Apocalypse Now? Initial Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for the Governance of Existential and Global Catastrophic Risks

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Apocalypse Now? Initial Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for the Governance of Existential and Global Catastrophic Risks. / Liu, Hin-Yan; Lauta, Kristian Cedervall; Maas, Matthijs Michiel.

In: Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2020, p. 295-310.

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Liu, H-Y, Lauta, KC & Maas, MM 2020, 'Apocalypse Now? Initial Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for the Governance of Existential and Global Catastrophic Risks', Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 295-310. https://doi.org/10.1163/18781527-01102004

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Liu, H-Y., Lauta, K. C., & Maas, M. M. (2020). Apocalypse Now? Initial Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for the Governance of Existential and Global Catastrophic Risks. Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies, 11(2), 295-310. https://doi.org/10.1163/18781527-01102004

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Liu H-Y, Lauta KC, Maas MM. Apocalypse Now? Initial Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for the Governance of Existential and Global Catastrophic Risks. Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies. 2020;11(2):295-310. https://doi.org/10.1163/18781527-01102004

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Liu, Hin-Yan ; Lauta, Kristian Cedervall ; Maas, Matthijs Michiel. / Apocalypse Now? Initial Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for the Governance of Existential and Global Catastrophic Risks. In: Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies. 2020 ; Vol. 11, No. 2. pp. 295-310.

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