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Holmesglen Harvard Referencing

Conventions and treaties format

Summary

A treaty is an agreement made under international law, between nations or international organisations. They are similar to contracts, in that parties make an agreement and if they do not live up to that agreement they can be held liable. A treaty can also be known as an international agreement, protocol, covenant, convention, pact or exchange of letters. 

 

Reference elements 

annotated reference example for a convention or treaty

 

In-text citation

  Format Example
Paraphrase

Title (Year)

According to the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (1954) ...
Quote

Title (Year) art xx '...'

The Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (1954), art 32, states '...'
Note:
  • Use the abbreviation art to refer to particular articles or parts of a treaty.

 

Reference

Format Example

Treaty Title (Year).

Convention on the Rights of the Child (1990).