Rainbow Navigation Inc v . Department of the Navy

• Published in: International Law Reports
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1994
• Subjects: Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781316152256.010; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S030906710001710X

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