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Citation rules/International materials/21.7 United Nations Sources

Move the pincite after the designation

Style note2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A U.N. sales publication gives its volume and subdivision designations first and its page or paragraph pincite last, so the page reads as a page inside that volume rather than a second locator.1

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  1. 1R. 21.7.7(b) Pages or paragraphs; R. 21.7.7 Sales Publications.
  2. 2A style note: the rule in note 1 allows both forms and prefers one.
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  1. Abbreviate the subdivision
  2. Add the conference’s name
  3. Add the date of publication
  4. Add the date of the record
  5. Add the document symbol or sales number
  6. Add the judgment number
  7. Add the organ that adopted the resolution
  8. Add the press release symbol
  9. Move the pincite after the designation

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More in 21.7 United Nations Sources

  1. Abbreviate the subdivision
  2. Add the conference’s name
  3. Add the date of publication
  4. Add the date of the record
  5. Add the document symbol or sales number
  6. Add the judgment number
  7. Add the organ that adopted the resolution
  8. Add the press release symbol
  9. Move the pincite after the designation

Back to International materials

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