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The relevant provisions of implementing legislation: [1]
The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Book ONE
General Provisions on Crimes and Punishments

Part One
Crimes

Chapter Five
Reasons for Rejecting the Characteristic of a Crime

Section Three
The Rejection of Material Ground and the Negation of Error

Error in Events and in Law

Article (37):
Intent is negated if the act constituting a crime occurred based on a mistake on an event that is considered one of the legal elements thereof or in such a situation that, if it arises, the act becomes lawful; yet this shall not prevent the punishment of the perpetrator thereof for any consequences to crimes that are committed unintentionally or any other crime committed.
Not knowing the provisions of this Law shall not be accepted as an argument, although unawareness is accepted by a rule set forth in another law, whenever it was raised on a matter that is considered an element in the crime.