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TIL in 1984, at the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal, two Iranian judges physically assaulted the Swedish judge during a session of the tribunal. Proceedings were suspended and the tribunal later resumed work with two new Iranian arbitrators. (see footnote 18 on page 309)

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