Wikipedia:WikiProject International law

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Some Wikipedians have formed a project to better organise information in articles related to international law. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page.

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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

This is a list of Wikipedians who are committed to this WikiProject. Please, feel free to join by clicking edit on the right, and signing your name at the bottom of the list with four tildes (~~~~), with an optional comment:

• Yeu Ninje 00:26, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
• BD2412 T 05:27, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
• PullUpYourSocks 11:54, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
• Leifern Leifern 13:55, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
• Tim! 20:04, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
• AndrewRT 18:16, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
• Nicolasdz 07:53, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
• Kwoifo 14:23, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
• --Steve 05:49, 27 March 2006 (UTC) Interest in Japanese family law
• Andy123(talk) 12:22, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
• Jun-jun 12:02, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
• John Z 07:19, 9 May 2006 (UTC)Thanks for the notification.
• M42stanle 01:53, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
• Jim (Talk) 16:41, 1 January 2007 (UTC) - interest, for the moment, in improving the article International Court of Justice advisory opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons
• Charleenmerced ^Talk 15:01, 21 February 2007 (UTC)Charleenmerced
• Vlad fedorov 09:17, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
• Sephui 23:36, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
• Weatherguy1033 05:31, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
• Nay01 Real name: Nathaniel Burney 10:00, 2 May 2007 (UTC) Added a brief history to the main International Law page, which can be expanded and improved significantly.
• cdoebbler

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• Skunkmaster 15:35, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
• --Padraic 20:21, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
• --Souli~ 18:27, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
• Two-face Jackie (talk) 01:02, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
• InMyHumbleOpinion (talk) 07:06, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

[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.

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.

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).

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

• Category:WikiProject International law articles

[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

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