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Citation rules/International materials/21.5 International Law Cases

Remove the year from the parenthetical

Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

An I.C.J. or P.C.I.J. citation whose date parenthetical repeats the year the volume already carries, where the parenthetical gives the month and the day alone.1

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  1. 1R. 21.5.1(e) Date; R. 21.5.1(c) Volume number and name of publication.
  2. 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
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  8. Add the court's country
  9. Remove the year from the parenthetical

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More in 21.5 International Law Cases

  1. Abbreviate the party country
  2. Add "Provisional Measures"
  3. Add a parenthetical naming the body
  4. Add the advisory opinion's code
  5. Add the application number
  6. Add the case number
  7. Add the case number
  8. Add the court's country
  9. Remove the year from the parenthetical

Back to International materials

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