AGLC4 Rule 10.2: International Court of Justice and Permanent Court of International Justice: Reported Decisions
Reported decisions of the ICJ and the PCIJ are cited by case name, parties or advisory opinion, phase, year, report series (with the series letter for the PCIJ), starting page or case number, and pinpoint. The subrules set out each element.
AGLC4 page 159
Formatting
- The case name, parties and phase are italic, with the parties and the phase each in their own round brackets.
- The year is in square brackets and roman.
- The report series is roman.
- A comma separates the starting page (or PCIJ case number) from the pinpoint.
Forms in the rule
Quoted from the Guide, page 159- East Timor (Portugal v Australia) (Judgment) [1995] ICJ Rep 90, 93
- Western Sahara (Advisory Opinion) [1975] ICJ Rep 12, 17
- Mavrommatis Palestine Concessions (Greece v United Kingdom) (Jurisdiction) [1924] PCIJ (ser A) No 2, 10
The elements of a reported ICJ or PCIJ decision and the rule governing each, as set out in the chapter diagram
Quoted from the Guide, page 159| Element | Rule |
|---|---|
| Case Name | 10.2.1 |
| Parties’ Names or Advisory Opinion | 10.2.2 |
| Phase | 10.2.3 |
| Year | 10.2.4 |
| Report Series and Series Letter | 10.2.5 |
| Starting Page and Case Number | 10.2.6 |
| Pinpoint | 10.2.7 |
Rules under this one
See also
- Rule 10.2.1: Case Name
- Rule 10.2.2: Parties’ Names or Advisory Opinion
- Rule 10.2.3: Reported Decisions: Phase
- Rule 10.2.4: Reported Decisions: Year
- Rule 10.2.5: Report Series and Series Letter
- Rule 10.2.6: Starting Page and Case Number
- Rule 10.2.7: Reported Decisions: Pinpoint References
- Rule 10.2.8: Reported Decisions: Identifying Judges
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Formats, examples, passages, tables and the forms marked Not are quoted from the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (4th ed, Melbourne University Law Review Association, 2018), with the page of the Guide they appear on. Titles, summaries and explanations are our own.