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Civil and criminal liability as mechanisms for the prevention of oil marine pollution : the Erika case

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Civil and criminal liability as mechanisms for the prevention of oil marine pollution : the Erika case. / Kopela, Sophia.
In: Review of European Community and International Environmental Law, Vol. 20, No. 3, 11.2011, p. 313-324.

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Kopela, S 2011, 'Civil and criminal liability as mechanisms for the prevention of oil marine pollution : the Erika case', Review of European Community and International Environmental Law, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 313-324. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9388.2012.00732.x

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Kopela, S. (2011). Civil and criminal liability as mechanisms for the prevention of oil marine pollution : the Erika case. Review of European Community and International Environmental Law, 20(3), 313-324. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9388.2012.00732.x

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Kopela S. Civil and criminal liability as mechanisms for the prevention of oil marine pollution : the Erika case. Review of European Community and International Environmental Law. 2011 Nov;20(3):313-324. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9388.2012.00732.x

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Kopela, Sophia. / Civil and criminal liability as mechanisms for the prevention of oil marine pollution : the Erika case. In: Review of European Community and International Environmental Law. 2011 ; Vol. 20, No. 3. pp. 313-324.

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