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2.2.1 UN Yearbooks
Cite material in the UN Yearbook by title of the document (if available), year or volume,
abbreviated title of the yearbook (“UNYB”), page referenced, and UN Document symbol
(optional):
1980 UNYB, pp.312–314.
1962 UNYB at 108.
2.2.2 Yearbook of the International Law Commission
Cite material in the Yearbook of the International Law Commission (YILC) by title or
abbreviated title of the yearbook (“Yearbook of the ILC” or “YILC”), year (in parentheses),
volume number (see Note below for explanation), part (if applicable), page number, and
paragraph referenced (if applicable):
YILC (1979) Vol. II, Part 2, 115, para 3.
Note: Volume numbers correspond to the following materials:
Vol. I: Summary records of ILC meetings.
Vol. II: Reports of the ILC session to the GA.
2.2.3 Documents Not Published in Official Records
Cite to any official UN document not published in official records by name of author(s) [last
name only] or source (include the session if appropriate), title (optional, in quotation marks), UN
document symbol, date of issue [day, month, year] (in parentheses), and page and/or subdivision
(“para.”, “s.”, etc.) referenced:
Pellet, “Eighth Report on Reservations to Treaties” A/CN.4/535 (27 May 2003), pp. 10-
14, paras. 34-48.
2.3 Document Symbols
All UN documents are cited by a series of symbols (numbers and letters) separated by slashes
which uniquely identify the document. The order of the symbols designates the source of the
document with increasing specificity.
The general order of symbols is: parent organ (or special body), subsidiary body, type of
document, and any modification(s) to the document.
Further information on Document Symbols beyond the scope of this manual is provided in Part
III below.
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