AGLC4 Rule 10.2.5: Report Series and Series Letter

The report series follows the year: ICJ Rep for the International Court of Justice and PCIJ for the Permanent Court, with the PCIJ series letter or letters given in brackets.

AGLC4 page 163

Format

Quoted from the Guide, page 163
(ser Letter(s) of Series)

A boxed element is filled in with the source's details; everything outside a box is written exactly as shown.

Formatting

  • The report series abbreviation is roman, with no full stops.
  • For the PCIJ, the series letter or letters (A, B or A/B) follow in round brackets after ser, which is lower case with no full stop.
  • Single spaces separate the year, series and series letter bracket.

Examples

Quoted from the Guide, page 163
  1. 16
    Oil Platforms (Islamic Republic of Iran v United States of America) (Preliminary Objection) [1996] ICJ Rep 803.
  2. 17
    SS ‘Lotus’ (France v Turkey) (Judgment) [1927] PCIJ (ser A) No 10.

Forms in the rule

Quoted from the Guide, page 163
  • ‘A’
  • ‘B’
  • ‘A/B’
  • ‘(ser B)’
  • ‘ICJ Rep’
  • ‘PCIJ’

See also

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