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Harvard Referencing Guide (not including LHS): International Treaties and Conventions

International Treaties and Conventions

Harvard Style of Citing References

International Treaties and Conventions

Cite (where possible) using the United Nations Treaty Service (UNTS) rules.
 

Title of Treaty (adopted Day Month Year, entered into force Day Month Year) volume number UNTS page number (Informal Title, if wished) art no (if used).

e.g.

Convention on the Rights of the Child (adopted 20 November 1989, entered into force 2 September 1990) 1577 UNTS 3 (CRC).

or 

Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (adopted 28 July 1951, entered into force 22 April 1954) 189 UNTS 137 (Refugee Convention) art 33.

  
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