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Tribal, foreign and international law

How to cite treaties and international decisions

Cite a treaty by its name, the parties when there are only a few, the date of signing, and the treaty series where it is published.

Cite a decision of an international court or tribunal by case name, the tribunal’s own reporter or document number, and the date, naming the tribunal when the citation does not.

12 real examples

Each citation is printed as the book prints it, from an authority the book checked against its source.

  4. Factory at Chorzów (Ger. v. Poland), Merits, Judgment No. 13, P.C.I.J., Series A, No. 17, at 47 (Sept. 13, 1928).

    Case name
    Factory at Chorzów
    Docket number
    No. 13
    Year
    (Sept. 13, 1928)

    The authority

    Where the book teaches this

  5. Request for Advisory Opinion Submitted by the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law, Advisory Opinion, ITLOS Reports 2024, p. 4, ¶ 441 (May 21).

    Case name
    Request for Advisory Opinion Submitted by the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law

    The authority

    • Request for Advisory Opinion Submitted by the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law (International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, May 21, 2024)Source (itlos.org)

  6. Prosecutor v. Lubanga Dyilo, ICC-01/04-01/06-2842, Judgment Pursuant to Article 74 of the Statute, ¶ 1358 (Mar. 14, 2012).

    Case name
    Prosecutor v. Lubanga Dyilo
    Year
    (Mar. 14, 2012)

    The authority

    • Prosecutor v. Lubanga Dyilo (International Criminal Court, Trial Chamber I, Mar. 14, 2012)Source (icc-cpi.int)

  7. Prosecutor v. Furundžija, Case No. IT-95-17/1-T, Judgement, ¶ 153 (ICTY Dec. 10, 1998).

    Case name
    Prosecutor v. Furundžija
    Docket number
    No. IT-95-17
    Court and date
    (ICTY Dec. 10, 1998)

    The authority

    • Prosecutor v. Furundžija (International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Trial Chamber II, Dec. 10, 1998)Source (icty.org)

  9. Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz v. Switzerland [GC], App. No. 53600/20, ¶ 519 (Eur. Ct. H.R. Apr. 9, 2024).

    Case name
    Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz v. Switzerland
    Docket number
    No. 53600
    Court and date
    (Eur. Ct. H.R. Apr. 9, 2024)

    The authority

    • Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz v. Switzerland (European Court of Human Rights (Grand Chamber), Apr. 9, 2024)Source (hudoc.echr.coe.int)

    Where the book teaches this

  10. Velásquez Rodríguez v. Honduras, Merits, Judgment, Series C No. 4, ¶ 166 (Inter-Am. Ct. H.R. July 29, 1988).

    Case name
    Velásquez Rodríguez v. Honduras
    Docket number
    No. 4
    Court and date
    (Inter-Am. Ct. H.R. July 29, 1988)

    The authority

    Where the book teaches this

  11. Appellate Body Report, United States — Standards for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline, WT/DS2/AB/R, at 17 (adopted May 20, 1996).

    The authority

    • Appellate Body Report, United States — Standards for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline (Apr. 29, 1996)Source (docs.wto.org)

  12. Philip Morris Brands Sàrl v. Oriental Republic of Uruguay, ICSID Case No. ARB/10/7, Award (July 8, 2016).

    Case name
    Philip Morris Brands Sàrl v. Oriental Republic of Uruguay
    Docket number
    No. ARB
    Year
    (July 8, 2016)

    The authority

Where the book teaches this

The full rule, its exceptions and the reasons for it are in these sections.

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