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Bluebook Guide: International Materials

This guide introduces the Bluebook's uniform system of legal citation. This guide is best used in conjunction with the Bluebook.

International Materials

The Whitepages give many different types of international resources with particular attention to the following materials:

  • Treaties (R21.4, pp. 197-201)
  • International law cases (R21.5, pp. 201-09)
  • International arbitrations and claims commissions (R21.6, pp. 209-10)
  • United Nations sources (R21.7, pp. 210-16)
  • League of Nations (R21.8, p. 216)
  • European Union (R21.9, pp. 217-20)
  • Council of Europe (R21.10, p. 220)
  • World Trade Organization (R21.11, pp. 220-22)
  • International Monetary Fund (R21.12, pp. 222-23)
  • Other intergovernmental organizations (R21.13, pp. 223-24)
  • International non-governmental organizations (NGOs) (R21.14, p. 224)
  • Yearbooks (R21.15, p. 225)
  • Digests (R21.16, pp. 225-26).
  • There are some examples on The Bluebook's Quick Style Guide.

The Bluepages provide brief overviews and examples of founding documents, multilateral treaties, bilateral treaties, and international cases.  See B21, pp. 28-29.

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