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them in your bibliography, although you may choose to include a specific act that is criticalto your argument or frequently cited. Identify acts by title (in roman type, not enclosed inquotation marks), date, <strong>and</strong> chapter number (c. <strong>for</strong> chapter; arabic numeral <strong>for</strong> nationalnumber, lowercase roman <strong>for</strong> local). Acts from be<strong>for</strong>e 1963 are cited by regnal year <strong>and</strong>monarch's name (abbreviated) <strong>and</strong> ordinal (arabic numeral).N: 8. Act <strong>of</strong> Settlement, 1701, 12 & 13 Will. 3, c. 2.15. Consolidated Fund Act, 1963, c. 1.16. Manchester Corporation Act, 1967, c. xl.There are many compilations <strong>of</strong> British historical records, some <strong>of</strong> them transcriptions <strong>of</strong>the documents preserved in the Public Record Office. In notes, use abbreviations <strong>for</strong>frequently cited items.N: 19. Rot. parl., vol. 2 (1341) (n.p., n.d.).B: United Kingdom. Acts <strong>of</strong> the Privy Council <strong>of</strong> Engl<strong>and</strong>. Edited by J. R. Dasent. 32 vols. London,1890–1907.United Kingdom. Rotuli parliamentorum . . . (1278–1504). 6 vols. N.p., n.d.United Kingdom. Statutes <strong>of</strong> the Realm. Edited by A. Luders <strong>and</strong> others. 11 vols. London, 1810–28.17.9.11 Publications <strong>of</strong> International BodiesIf you cite documents <strong>of</strong> international bodies such as the United Nations, identify theauthorizing body (<strong>and</strong> the author or editor where appropriate), the topic or title <strong>of</strong> thedocument, <strong>and</strong> the date. Also include series <strong>and</strong> publication numbers, place <strong>of</strong> publication,<strong>and</strong> a page reference. You may use abbreviations in both notes <strong>and</strong> bibliography entries <strong>for</strong>major bodies (UN <strong>for</strong> United Nations, WTO <strong>for</strong> World Trade Organization, <strong>and</strong> so <strong>for</strong>th)where the reference is clear.N: 1. League <strong>of</strong> Nations, Position <strong>of</strong> Women <strong>of</strong> Russian Origin in the Far East, ser. LoNP (Geneva, 1935),IV.3.3. UN General Assembly, Ninth Session, Official Records, Supplement 19, Special United Nations Fund<strong>for</strong> Economic Development: Final Report, prepared by Raymond Scheyven in pursuance <strong>of</strong> UN GeneralAssembly Resolution 724B (VIII), A/2728, 1954.B: General Agreement on Tariffs <strong>and</strong> Trade. The Results <strong>of</strong> the Uruguay Round <strong>of</strong> Multilateral TradeNegotiations: The Legal Texts. Geneva: GATT Secretariat, 1994.World Trade Organization. International Trade: Trends <strong>and</strong> Statistics. Geneva: WTO, 1995.17.9.12 Unpublished Government DocumentsIf you cite unpublished government documents, follow the patterns described in 17.6.4.Most unpublished documents <strong>of</strong> the U.S. government are housed in the National Archives(NA) in Washington, DC, or in one <strong>of</strong> its branches. Cite them all, including films,www.itpub.net

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