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- ↑ Mattarollo, Rodolfo (2023). "IMPUNITY AND INTERNATIONAL LAW". Revue quebecoise de droit international. 11: 81–94. doi:10.7202/1100692ar.
- ↑ McGregor, L. (2007). "Torture and State Immunity: Deflecting Impunity, Distorting Sovereignty". European Journal of International Law. 18 (5): 903–919. doi: 10.1093/ejil/chm048 .