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- ↑ "Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court – Sixth session – New York, 30 November - 14 December 2007 – Official Records – Volume I" (PDF). International Criminal Court. p. 12. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- 1 2 "Judge Bruno Cotte". International Criminal Court. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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