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Revisiting the Notion of ‘Intensity’ Inherent in Common Article 3: An Examination of the Minimum Threshold Which Satisfies the Notion of ‘Intensity’ and a Discussion of the Possibility of Applying a Method of Cumulative Assessment

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2018-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2464-6601 | Journal ISSN: 12138770
Language: English
Page range: 7 - 38
Published on: Mar 28, 2018
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