Temporal Elements in the Valuation of Environmental Damage: Reflections on the Costa Rica v. Nicaragua Compensation Case before the International Court of Justice

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Temporal Elements in the Valuation of Environmental Damage : Reflections on the Costa Rica v. Nicaragua Compensation Case before the International Court of Justice. / Tanaka, Yoshifumi.

In: Nordic Journal of International Law, Vol. 90, No. 3, 10.2021, p. 257-291 .

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Tanaka, Y 2021, 'Temporal Elements in the Valuation of Environmental Damage: Reflections on the Costa Rica v. Nicaragua Compensation Case before the International Court of Justice', Nordic Journal of International Law, vol. 90, no. 3, pp. 257-291 . https://doi.org/10.1163/15718107-90030001

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Tanaka, Y. (2021). Temporal Elements in the Valuation of Environmental Damage: Reflections on the Costa Rica v. Nicaragua Compensation Case before the International Court of Justice. Nordic Journal of International Law, 90(3), 257-291 . https://doi.org/10.1163/15718107-90030001

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Tanaka Y. Temporal Elements in the Valuation of Environmental Damage: Reflections on the Costa Rica v. Nicaragua Compensation Case before the International Court of Justice. Nordic Journal of International Law. 2021 Oct;90(3):257-291 . https://doi.org/10.1163/15718107-90030001

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Tanaka, Yoshifumi. / Temporal Elements in the Valuation of Environmental Damage : Reflections on the Costa Rica v. Nicaragua Compensation Case before the International Court of Justice. In: Nordic Journal of International Law. 2021 ; Vol. 90, No. 3. pp. 257-291 .

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