AGLC4 Rule 9.2.1: Official Documents of the United Nations: Author

Where a person or body other than one of the principal organs of the UN is named as the author of the document, give that author first. The author's official position may be added after the name where the title does not make it clear.

AGLC4 page 144

Formatting

  • The author comes first, roman, followed by a comma.
  • Principal organs of the UN are not named as authors.
  • An optional official position follows the name after a comma, roman, and is itself followed by a comma.
  • The italic title follows the author (and position).

Examples

Quoted from the Guide, page 144
  1. 3
    Fatma Zohra Ksentini, Report of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, UN Doc E/CN.4/Sub.2/1994/9 (6 July 1994).
  2. 4
    Giorgio Gaja, Special Rapporteur, Second Report on Responsibility of International Organizations, UN Doc A/CN.4/541 (2 April 2004).

See also

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