AGLC4 Rule 12.2: International Criminal Tribunals and Courts: Cases
Unreported decisions of international criminal tribunals and courts are cited as the parties' names and phase, then one set of round brackets holding the court, chamber, case number and full date, then a pinpoint. Rules 12.2.1 to 12.2.8 deal with each element.
AGLC4 page 178
Formatting
- Order: parties' names, phase, then round brackets containing court, chamber, case number and full date, then pinpoint.
- Parties' names and phase are italic, and the brackets around the phase are italic too.
- The brackets holding court, chamber, case number and date are roman, and the elements inside them are separated by commas.
- A single space, with no comma, separates the closing round bracket from the pinpoint.
- The citation ends with a full stop after the pinpoint, or after the closing bracket when there is no pinpoint.
Elements of an unreported international criminal decision, with the rule for each
Quoted from the Guide, page 178| Element | Example | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Parties’ Names | Prosecutor v Sesay | 12.2.1 |
| Phase | (Sentencing Judgement) | 12.2.2 |
| Court | (Special Court for Sierra Leone, | 12.2.3 |
| Chamber | Trial Chamber I, | 12.2.4 |
| Case Number | Case No SCSL-04-15-T, | 12.2.5 |
| Full Date | 8 April 2009) | 12.2.6 |
| Pinpoint | [12] | 12.2.7 |
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