AGLC4 Rule 14.4.3: Rules of Procedure

Rules of supranational courts other than the EU courts are cited by the court, the italic title of the rules, the date of adoption and a pinpoint. Pinpoints follow rule 8.7 and are usually to rules or sub-rules.

AGLC4 page 207

Format

Quoted from the Guide, page 207
Court, Rules of Court/Procedure (adopted Full Date) Pinpoint.

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

Formatting

  • The court is roman and is followed by a comma.
  • The title of the rules (such as Rules of Court or Rules of Procedure) is italic.
  • The date follows in round brackets after the lower case roman word adopted, with no comma after the title.
  • The pinpoint follows the closing bracket after a space with no comma; it is usually r with the rule number, or art where the rules are divided into articles.

Examples

Quoted from the Guide, page 207
  1. 41
    African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Rules of Court (adopted 2 June 2010) r 3(1).
  2. 42
    Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Rules of Procedure (adopted 24 November 2000) art 48(2).

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.