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

Remove the date or the treaty source

Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A U.N. Charter or League of Nations Covenant citation carrying a date of signing or a treaty-series source, neither of which those two instruments take.1

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  1. 1R. 21.4 Treaties and Other International Agreements; R. 21.7.10 U.N. Charter; R. 21.8 League of Nations.
  2. 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
PreviousMove the subdivision before the dateNextRemove the emphasis from the short form

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. Remove the date or the treaty source

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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. Remove the date or the treaty source

Back to International materials

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