How do you cite a treaty or international agreement?

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How do you cite a treaty or international agreement?

Explanation:
Citing a treaty in Bluebook style follows a clear sequence: treaty name, art. designation, the treaty date, the official sources where the treaty is published, and the year in parentheses at the end. This format quickly signals exactly which provision is being cited, when the treaty was concluded, and where to locate it in authoritative publications. The best option correctly presents United Nations Charter art. 2, Jun. 26, 1945, followed by the domestic source 59 Stat. 1055 and the international treaty series citation 333 U.N.T.S. 3, with the year (1945) at the end. This combination—name, article reference, date, domestic publication, international treaty series, and the year—matches the standard Bluebook pattern for treaties and makes it easy for a reader to locate the precise provision and the treaty itself. The other formats either change the article designation (using X or II instead of the correct article number) or otherwise fail to present the citation in the correct order or with the proper elements, which would lead to ambiguity or misidentification of the cited provision.

Citing a treaty in Bluebook style follows a clear sequence: treaty name, art. designation, the treaty date, the official sources where the treaty is published, and the year in parentheses at the end. This format quickly signals exactly which provision is being cited, when the treaty was concluded, and where to locate it in authoritative publications.

The best option correctly presents United Nations Charter art. 2, Jun. 26, 1945, followed by the domestic source 59 Stat. 1055 and the international treaty series citation 333 U.N.T.S. 3, with the year (1945) at the end. This combination—name, article reference, date, domestic publication, international treaty series, and the year—matches the standard Bluebook pattern for treaties and makes it easy for a reader to locate the precise provision and the treaty itself.

The other formats either change the article designation (using X or II instead of the correct article number) or otherwise fail to present the citation in the correct order or with the proper elements, which would lead to ambiguity or misidentification of the cited provision.

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