AGLC4 Rule 9.6: Commonly Cited Documents

Model citations for commonly cited kinds of UN document, each applying rules 9.1 to 9.5.

AGLC4 page 158

Formatting

  • Each model follows the element order and punctuation of rule 9.2.
  • Dashes and other punctuation inside a document's title belong to the title and are kept, italic.

Examples

Quoted from the Guide, page 158
  1. 52
    Prevention of Armed Conflict, GA Res 57/337, UN Doc A/RES/57/337 (18 July 2003, adopted 3 July 2003).
  2. 53
    SC Res 827, UN Doc S/RES/827 (25 May 1993).
  3. 54
    UN GAOR, 63rd sess, 55th plen mtg, UN Doc A/63/PV.55 (19 November 2008).
  4. 55
    Report of the Economic and Social Council for 2005, UN Doc A/60/3/Rev.1 (11 July 2007).
  5. 56
    Human Rights Council, Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Central African Republic, UN Doc A/HRC/12/2 (4 June 2009).
  6. 57
    Basic Program of Work of the Economic and Social Council for 2001, ESC Dec 2001/203, UN ESCOR, 3rd plen mtg, Supp No 1, UN Doc E/2000/99 (4 February 2000).
  7. 58
    In Larger Freedom: Towards Development, Security and Human Rights for All — Report of the Secretary-General, UN Doc A/59/2005 (21 March 2005).
  8. 59
    Secretary-General’s Bulletin — Organization of the Office of Central Support Services, UN Doc ST/SGB/1998/11 (1 June 1998).
  9. 60
    Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts, GA Res 56/83, UN Doc A/RES/56/83 (28 January 2002, adopted 12 December 2001) annex (‘Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts’) art 4(2).
  10. 61
    Draft Resolution — International Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, UN Doc A/C.4/62/L.2 (14 November 2007).

Model citations by document type

Quoted from the Guide, page 158
Document TypeExample
General Assembly ResolutionPrevention of Armed Conflict, GA Res 57/337, UN Doc A/RES/57/337 (18 July 2003, adopted 3 July 2003).
Security Council ResolutionSC Res 827, UN Doc S/RES/827 (25 May 1993).
Meeting RecordUN GAOR, 63rd sess, 55th plen mtg, UN Doc A/63/PV.55 (19 November 2008).
Report of Principal OrganReport of the Economic and Social Council for 2005, UN Doc A/60/3/Rev.1 (11 July 2007).
Report of Treaty CommitteeHuman Rights Council, Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Central African Republic, UN Doc A/HRC/12/2 (4 June 2009).
Economic and Social Committee DecisionBasic Program of Work of the Economic and Social Council for 2001, ESC Dec 2001/203, UN ESCOR, 3rd plen mtg, Supp No 1, UN Doc E/2000/99 (4 February 2000).
Secretary-General’s ReportIn Larger Freedom: Towards Development, Security and Human Rights for All — Report of the Secretary-General, UN Doc A/59/2005 (21 March 2005).
Secretariat DocumentSecretary-General’s Bulletin — Organization of the Office of Central Support Services, UN Doc ST/SGB/1998/11 (1 June 1998).
AnnexResponsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts, GA Res 56/83, UN Doc A/RES/56/83 (28 January 2002, adopted 12 December 2001) annex (‘Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts’) art 4(2).
Draft ResolutionDraft Resolution — International Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, UN Doc A/C.4/62/L.2 (14 November 2007).

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.