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PDFThe human body as property
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The current approach of the courts
- Correspondence to Professor Loane Skene, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia; l.skene{at}unimelb.edu.au
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The current approach of the courts
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- Received August 2, 2012
- Revised November 5, 2012
- Accepted January 28, 2013
- First published February 20, 2013.
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April 27, 2016
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