Treaty Citations

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A treaty citation should include the name of the agreement; date of signing; parties; the subdivision referred to, if applicable; and the source(s) for the text of the treaty (see The Bluebook- rule 21.4). The treaty sources will vary depending upon the parties. See The Bluebook for guidance on appropriate sources. Keep in mind that many "official sources" can take a long time for publication, so you may not be able to cite to the sources listed in The Bluebook.

Prepared by Marci Hoffman, International & Foreign Law Librarian, UC Berkeley Law Library, October 2003.