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- ↑ "Judge Olga Venecia del C. HERRERA CARBUCCIA (Dominican Republic)". International Criminal Court. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ Herrara Carbuccia's CV on the ICC website Archived 2015-03-03 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ↑ Final results of the ICC judges election, 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ↑ Owen Bowcott (November 14, 2019), War crimes court approves inquiry into violence against Rohingya The Guardian .
- ↑ Stephanie van den Berg (March 8, 2021), War crimes court orders record $30 million compensation for Congo victims Reuters .