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Dysfunctionality from the Sovereignty Conflict in the ATAD GAAR Cover

Dysfunctionality from the Sovereignty Conflict in the ATAD GAAR

By: Kaido Künnapas  
Open Access
|Jun 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2020-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2674-4619 | Journal ISSN: 2674-4600
Language: English
Page range: 97 - 122
Published on: Jun 17, 2020
Published by: Tallinn University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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