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Human Rights and Investments at the WTO. / Vadi, Valentina.

Research Handbook on Human Rights and Investments. ed. / Yannick Radi. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018. p. 158–185 (Research Handbooks in Human Rights Series).

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Vadi, V 2018, Human Rights and Investments at the WTO. in Y Radi (ed.), Research Handbook on Human Rights and Investments. Research Handbooks in Human Rights Series, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, pp. 158–185. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781782549123.00013

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Vadi, V. (2018). Human Rights and Investments at the WTO. In Y. Radi (Ed.), Research Handbook on Human Rights and Investments (pp. 158–185). (Research Handbooks in Human Rights Series). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781782549123.00013

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Vadi V. Human Rights and Investments at the WTO. In Radi Y, editor, Research Handbook on Human Rights and Investments. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. 2018. p. 158–185. (Research Handbooks in Human Rights Series). doi: 10.4337/9781782549123.00013

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Vadi, Valentina. / Human Rights and Investments at the WTO. Research Handbook on Human Rights and Investments. editor / Yannick Radi. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018. pp. 158–185 (Research Handbooks in Human Rights Series).

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