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Citation rules/International materials/21.4 Treaties and Other International Agreements

Use the source’s printed abbreviation

Error2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A treaty source written out in full, or written without the periods the table of treaty sources prints, in the source slot of a treaty citation.1

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  1. 1R. 21.4.5 Treaty Sources; T4 Treaty Sources.
  2. 2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not it.
PreviousReplace the year with the full dateNextAbbreviate the party country

More in 21.4 Treaties and Other International Agreements

  1. Abbreviate the parties or reorder them
  2. Abbreviate the subdivision
  3. Add the day of signing
  4. Add the treaty's form designation
  5. Give the exact date of signing
  6. Italicize the phrase before the date
  7. Move the date before the source
  8. Move the parties before the date
  9. Use the source’s printed abbreviation

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More in 21.4 Treaties and Other International Agreements

  1. Abbreviate the parties or reorder them
  2. Abbreviate the subdivision
  3. Add the day of signing
  4. Add the treaty's form designation
  5. Give the exact date of signing
  6. Italicize the phrase before the date
  7. Move the date before the source
  8. Move the parties before the date
  9. Use the source’s printed abbreviation

Back to International materials

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