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1. Arrest Warrant of 11 April 2000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Belgium), judgment of 14 February 2002.
2. Case Concerning Oil Platforms (Iran v United states of America) ICJ Reports, 2003.
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1. Annex III, Review Conference of the Rome Statute, Kampala 31 May – 11 June 2010
2. Protocol on Amendments to the Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights.
3. Rome Statute
4. UN Charter
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3. ICC Judges amend the Regulations of the Court in connection with the activation of jurisdiction over the crime of aggression, available at: https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/icc-judges-amend-regulations-court-connection- activation-jurisdiction-over-crime-aggression, 15 November 2018.
4. Iran’s Leader urges legal action over recent Israel-US aggression, praises national resolve, available at: https://ifpnews.com/iran-leader-legal-action- israel-us-aggression-national-resolve/
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