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Art and the Law: Counter Terrorism

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Part of a series of law packs intended to address questions about legal limits related to free expression and the arts.

Forward by Xenofon Kavvadias.

Editor Index on Censorship and Vivarta
Reference A0671
Date 2016
Type Article

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