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

Abbreviate the subdivision

Error2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A treaty citation that reaches only part of an agreement names the article, chapter, paragraph or section in the short form the tables print, not as a spelled-out word.1

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  1. 1R. 21.4.3 Subdivisions; T16 Subdivisions. Tables: R. 3.3 Sections and Paragraphs.
  2. 2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not it.
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  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. Move the parties before the subdivision

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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. Move the parties before the subdivision

Back to International materials

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