AGLC4 Rule 14.3.3: European Commission of Human Rights

Reported decisions of the European Commission of Human Rights are cited by parties' names, year of the decision, volume, report series, starting page and a page pinpoint. A volume and starting page are always given.

AGLC4 page 204

Formatting

  • Parties' names follow rule 14.3.2: italic, with an italic v.
  • The year of the decision is in round brackets.
  • The volume is an Arabic number, followed by Eur Comm HR in roman and the starting page.
  • A comma separates the starting page from the pinpoint.
  • Pinpoints are to pages under rules 1.1.6 to 1.1.7; a page range uses an en dash and may shorten the second number.

Example

Quoted from the Guide, page 204
  1. 35
    X v Austria (1979) 17 Eur Comm HR 80, 85–6.

Forms in the rule

Quoted from the Guide, page 204
  • ‘Eur Comm HR’

Elements of a reported European Commission of Human Rights decision

Quoted from the Guide, page 204
ElementExample
Parties’ NamesKlass v Federal Republic of Germany
Year(1978)
Volume1
Report SeriesEur Comm HR
Starting Page20
Pinpoint, 29

See also

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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.