OSCOLA
OSCOLA referencing style is used when submitting work for a module for the School of Law. Due to the complexity of particular sources, some entries are very detailed. Make sure to fully read each page.
Covers the European Convention on Human Rights, but NOT cases before the European Court of Human Rights; as well as international, regional, & other treaties. Treaties may appear to be particularly tricky to reference. Make sure to read the following page in full.
This page does NOTcover CASES before the European Court of Human Rights.
The text of electronic and print versions will be identical, therefore there is no need to give details of the origin of the source.
Treaties may appear to be particularly tricky to reference. Make sure to read the treaty information in full. Not all treaty types are covered on this guidance page.
For more information, consult the OSCOLA 2006 Citing International Law Sources Section.
Footnote form
International treaties
Treaty title, date treaty available to sign, date signed/adopted, volume of treaty compilation page of treaty compilation pinpoint.
European treaties
Formal treaty title (informal treaty title) pinpoint.
- Dates are not usually provided as these treaties may have been amended over the years. If the date appears as part of the treaty title, include that date.
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Footnote examples
International treaties
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (adopted 10 December 1948 UNGA Res 217 A(III) (UDHR) art 5
European treaties
EC Treaty Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice.
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (European Convention on Human Rights, as amended) (ECHR) art 3.
Act of Accession 1985 (Spain and Portugal) Protocol 34.
Bibliography
Check the assessment directions or assessment criteria for how you should treat treaties in your assessments or consult with your lecturer.
Notes
International treaties
- Reference to articles of the treaty should give only the article number, not the title of the article (if there is a title).
- Include the date if it is part of the title.
- Cite protocols to treaties by their names, preceded by the name of the treaties to which they are appended.
European treaties
- Include the date if it is part of the title.
- Reference to articles of the treaty should give only the article number, not the title of the article (if there is a title).
- Cite protocols to treaties by their names, preceded by the name of the treaties to which they are appended.
Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, OSCOLA 2006: Citing International Law Sources Section (University of Oxford, 2006).