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If You Build it, They Will Come: What Students Say About Experiential Learning 如果你建立它，他们就会来:学生对体验式学习的看法

Florida A. & M. University Law Review Pub Date : 2017-08-30 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.3029716

David I. C. Thomson, S. Daniels

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The Government Contractor Defense and Superior Orders in International Human Rights Law 政府承包商辩护与国际人权法中的上级命令

Florida A. & M. University Law Review Pub Date : 2015-10-22 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.2678020

Jill M. Fraley

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The Planet on the Docket: Atmospheric Trust Litigation to Protect Earth's Climate System and Habitability 诉讼中的星球:保护地球气候系统和可居住性的大气信托诉讼

Florida A. & M. University Law Review Pub Date : 2014-06-05 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.2446689

M. Wood

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