Wikipedia:WikiProject International law
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[edit] Scope
The vision is to develop a comprehensive guide to international law, which can keep apace with the expanding legal scope of international concern.
[edit] Participants
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- Yeu Ninje 00:26, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Guide to citation
[edit] Treaties and international conventions
- Treaty name / Date / Treaty series citation / Pinpoint / Date of entry into force
- For treaties to which states can consent to be bound after the date on which they were opened for signature, the full date on which the treaty was opened for signature should be cited. Otherwise, the date on which the treaty was signed by all of the parties should be included.
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- Example: The Antarctic Treaty, opened for signature 1 December 1959, 402 UNTS 71, art 7(2) (entered into force 23 June 1961).
- If the states parties to a bilateral treaty do not appear in the title, they should be listed after the date and should be separated by an en-dash. It's not necessary to list the parties to a multilateral treaty.
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- Example: Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, 20 November 1978, Canada-Romania, 1467 UNTS 241 (entered into force 29 December 1980).
- Where applicable, one of the following should be cited: a primary international treaty series (for example, the United Nations Treaty Series ("UNTS"), the League of Nations Treaty Series ("LNTS")); an official treaty series of a state party (for example, the United Nations Treaties and Other International Agreements ("UST")); another international treaty series (for example, the Consolidated Treaty Series ("ConTS")). Parallel citations should not be used.
- The following abbreviations should be used in pinpoint references to a treaty: Article (art); Articles (arts); Section (s); Sections (ss); Subsection (sub-s); Subsections (sub-ss); Paragraph (para); Paragraphs (paras); Schedule (sch); Schedules (schs); Appendix (app).
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- Example: Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community, opened for signature 25 March 1957, 298 UNTS 11, art 85(1) (entered into force 1 January 1958).
[edit] International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice publishes its opinions in Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders (abbreviated to "ICJ Rep"). The Court also publishes Pleadings, Oral Arguments, Documents (abbreviated to "ICJ Pleadings").
- Introductory articles such as "The" and the words "Case" or "Case Concerning" should be omitted.
- Example: Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. United Nations of America) (Merits) (1986) ICJ Rep 14.
[edit] United Nations materials
Citations to UN materials should include the following where applicable:
- author and/or title
- resolution number
- official record
- session number
- subdivision
- pinpoint reference
- UN document number
- year
[edit] Resources
[edit] Categories
[edit] Project categories
[edit] Article categories
- Category:International law
- Category:International law stubs
- Category:International Court of Justice judges
- Category:Hague Conventions
- Category:Treaties
[edit] Lists
- List of international public law topics
- List of Hague Conventions on Private International Law
- List of International Court of Justice cases
[edit] External links
[edit] Treaties
- Multilaterals Project, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Multilateral conventions organised by subject and chronologically. Note: not updated frequently.
- United Nations Treaty Collection Treaties deposited with the Secretariat of the United Nations. This is the largest single collection of treaties on the internet, but unfortunately no longer a free resource.
- Treaty Office, Council of Europe European treaties deposited with the Secretariat of the Council of Europe.
- Office of Legal Cooperation, Organization of American States Inter-American treaties.
- International Committee of the Red Cross Texts and commentary on the Geneva Conventions.
- NATO Basic Texts North Atlantic Treaty, as well as ancillary agreements such as status of forces and protocols of accession.
[edit] International courts and tribunals
- International Court of Justice
- International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
- International Criminal Court
- European Court of Human Rights
- Inter-American Court of Human Rights
- European Court of Justice
- Permanent Court of Arbitration
[edit] International organisations
- UN Documentation Centre Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council.
- Treaty Body Database of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights UN Treaty Bodies (eg. Human Rights Committee, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Committee on the Rights of the Child, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, Committee Against Torture)
- International Law Commission
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- International Labour Organization
- European Union
- Council of Europe
- Organization of American States