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Military and Paramilitary Activities in and Against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. United States), Jurisdiction and Admissibility, Judgment of 26 November 1984,  ICJ Rep. 500, at 562 (Judge Schwebel, Dissenting Opinion).
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Hechinger, Fred U. 'Schools vs. Riots.' New York Times, 30 July 1967, sec 4:7.

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