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Draft Legally Binding Instrument on Business and Human Rights – Is UN Stepping Twice into the Same River?

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|Sep 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2022-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2464-6601 | Journal ISSN: 12138770
Language: English
Page range: 149 - 164
Published on: Sep 23, 2022
Published by: Palacký University Olomouc
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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