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The Evolving Dimensions of International Law: Hard Choices for the World Community. By John F. Murphy. Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Pp. viii, 288. Index. $85, £45, cloth; $29.99, £17.99, paper.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

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Copyright © American Society of International Law 2010

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9 With regard to the phenomenon of constant acceleration in events, he cites Alvin, Toffler & Heidi, Toffler, Revolutionary Wealth (2006)Google Scholar.

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