AGLC4 Rule 8.3.3: Treaties Not Yet in Force
A treaty that has not entered into force takes the words not yet in force in the bracket where the entry into force date would otherwise go. A draft treaty is cited under the rule for the document that contains it, commonly a UN document, and the text should make clear that it is a draft where that is not otherwise apparent.
AGLC4 page 136
Formatting
- The bracket reads not yet in force, roman and lower case, inside round brackets.
- The bracket occupies the same position as the entry into force bracket: after the treaty series and a single space.
- The signature phrase and date are given as usual before the treaty series.
Example
Quoted from the Guide, page 136- 9Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, opened for signature 31 December 2016, [2017] ATNIF 23 (not yet in force).
Forms in the rule
Quoted from the Guide, page 136- ‘(not yet in force)’
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.