Style Sheet for authors preparing texts for the European Journal of International Law Part IV: Citation of ECHR Documents and Texts

A. European Convention on Human Rights

B. European Commission of Human Rights

C. European Court of Human Rights

Part IV: Citation of ECHR Documents and Texts

A. European Convention on Human Rights

Article 6(3)(a) ECHR

or, if the text makes clear that the reference is to the ECHR, simply

Article 6(3)(a)

In footnotes `Article' may be abbreviated as `Art.'.

B. European Commission of Human Rights

Application 5935/72 v. FRG, DR 39, 46

W. v. United Kingdom (1983), DR 32, 190, 192

Austria v. Italy, YB 4, 116, 140

C. European Court of Human Rights

Ireland v. United Kingdom, ECHR (1978) Series A, No. 25, 90

In cases where the applicant's name is not disclosed (e.g. X. v. United Kingdom) it is indispensible that the application number or at least the year be quoted in all references.

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