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A Farewell to Homo Sacer? Sovereign Power and Bare Life in Agamben's Coronavirus Commentary. 告别圣人？阿甘本的冠状病毒评论中的君主权力与裸生

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LAW AND CRITIQUE Pub Date : 2023-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-11-26 DOI: 10.1007/s10978-021-09314-x

Sergei Prozorov

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India's Traditional Knowledge Digital Library and the Politics of Patent Classifications. 印度传统知识数字图书馆与专利分类政治。

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LAW AND CRITIQUE Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1007/s10978-021-09299-7

Martin Fredriksson

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International Law for a Time of Monsters: ‘White Genocide’, The Limits of Liberal Legalism, and the Reclamation of Utopia 怪物时代的国际法:“白人种族灭绝”，自由法家主义的局限性，以及乌托邦的复兴

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LAW AND CRITIQUE Pub Date : 2022-12-30 DOI: 10.1007/s10978-022-09337-y

Eric Loefflad