Treaties
See AGLC Part IV — International Materials > 8 Treaties
Use the United Nations Treaty Series Online to find the elements required for Australian Guide to Legal Citation ('AGLC') referencing.
Elements
| Treaty Title, |
Parties' Names [bilateral / trilateral treaties only] |
Date Opened for Signature or Signed, |
Treaty Series Information |
(Date of Entry into Force) |
Pinpoint |
| Convention on the Rights of the Child, |
|
opened for signature 20 November 1989, |
1577 UNTS 3 |
(entered into force 2 September 1990) |
art 22. |
- Treaty titles are italicised and capitalised in line with rule 8.1
- Do not include the 'parties' names' element for multilateral treaties. Do not repeat parties' names if they are included in a bilateral/trilateral treaty title (rule 8.2)
- Date opened for signature — this is the date of adoption/conclusion if the treaty is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. For bilateral/trilateral treaties, use 'signed and entered into force date' where the dates are the same (rule 8.3)
- Treaty series information includes volume number, treaty series abbreviation, and commencing page number. See rule 8.4 for formatting examples including the preferred order for treaty series, ie:
- United Nations Treaty Series ('UNTS') or League of Nations Treaty Series ('LNTS')
- a state party's official treaty series, eg Australian Treaty Series ('ATS') or Australian Treaties Not Yet in Force ('ATNIF')
- other international or regional treaty series
- International Legal Materials ('ILM') or other sources
- Date of entry into force — replace with '(not yet in force)' for treaties that have not yet entered into force (rule 8.3.3)
- Pinpoints are generally to treaty articles, paragraphs or sections (rule 8.7).
Examples
1 European Convention on Nationality, opened for signature 6 November 1997, ETS No 166 (entered into force 1 March 2000) art 4.
2 The Antarctic Treaty, signed 1 December 1959, 402 UNTS 71 (entered into force 23 June 1961) art I.
3 Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA), signed 17 February 2003, 2257 UNTS 103 (entered into force 28 July 2003) art 7.
4 Agreement Relating to Co-operation on Antitrust Matters, Australia-United States of America, 1369 UNTS 43 (signed and entered into force 29 June 1982).
