10.4.2 General form for United Nations resolutions
Cite resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council and Trusteeship Council according to this rule.
|
Element |
Title (if applicable) |
Resolution number |
Year |
Pinpoint reference |
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Examples |
Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
GA Res 217A |
(1948) |
, art 2 |
|
Resolution on the Definition of Aggression |
GA Res 3314 |
(1974) |
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SC Res 2397 |
(2017) |
, preamble |
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Rule |
10.4.2(a) |
10.4.2(b) |
10.4.2(c) |
10.4.2(d) |
Eg Universal Declaration of Human Rights GA Res 217A (1948), art 2.
Eg Resolution on the Definition of Aggression GA Res 3314 (1974).
Eg SC Res 2397 (2017), preamble.
(a) Title
Give the title in italics. Security Council resolutions generally do not have official titles in which case do not include a title.
(b) Resolution number
Give the resolution number. If a session number is given (found in roman numerals after the resolution number), do not include this.
Use the following abbreviations: “GA Res” for General Assembly resolutions; “SC Res” for Security Council resolutions; “ESC Res” for Economic and Social Council resolutions; and “T Res” for Trusteeship Council resolutions.
Eg Strengthening of the United Nations system GA Res 51/241 (1997).
Eg Mainstreaming a gender perspective into all policies and programmes in the United Nations system ESC Res 2016/2 (2016).
(c) Year
Include the year of the document within round brackets at the end of the citation.
(d) Pinpoint reference
Include any pinpoint reference after the year.