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= Citation Guide for the International Treaty Law Wiki =
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This guide explains how to cite sources correctly in the International Treaty Law Wiki. It covers *general citation principles*, **formatting rules**, and the use of all available **citation templates**. The goal is to ensure clarity, consistency, and academic reliability across all articles.
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== 1. General Principles of Citation ==
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Accurate citation is essential for:
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* Verifying information 
* Ensuring transparency 
* Supporting academic and legal research 
* Maintaining the credibility of the Wiki 


Every factual statement that is not *common knowledge* should be supported by a citation.
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=== When to cite ===
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A citation is required when:
* Quoting or paraphrasing a source 
* Referring to treaties, UN documents, or case law 
* Using data, statistics, or legal interpretations 
* Citing books, journals, or preprints 
* Linking to external websites or archived pages 


=== Where to place citations ===
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Citations should be placed:
 
* **Immediately after the sentence** they support  
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* **Before punctuation**
= Absolute Beginner Citation Guide for the International Treaty Law Wiki =
 
This guide teaches you how to cite sources correctly in this Wiki. It is designed for complete beginners and includes every field you can use in each citation template. All examples and templates are simple, lightweight, and easy to understand.
 
== 1. Why Citations Matter ==
Citations are required to:
* Prove information is correct 
* Show where facts come from 
* Support academic and legal writing 
* Maintain reliability and transparency 
 
== 2. When You Must Cite ==
You must add a citation when:
* You quote or paraphrase a source 
* You mention a treaty, UN document, or court case  
* You use data, statistics, or legal interpretations 
* You refer to books, journals, or websites 
* You use archived or preprint material 
 
== 3. Where to Place Citations ==
Place citations:
* Directly after the sentence
* Before the period


Example:
Example:
<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
<ref>...</ref>
The Convention entered into force on 27 January 1980.<ref>...</ref>
 
</syntaxhighlight>
== 4. How to Use Templates ==
All citations use templates. 
You fill in the fields you need. 
Empty fields are ignored automatically.


== 2. Using Citation Templates ==
Below you find every template with every possible field listed.


The Wiki provides a set of lightweight, easy‑to‑use citation templates. 
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Templates ensure **consistent formatting** and reduce manual work.


Below is an overview of all available templates and when to use them.
= 5. ALL CITATION TEMPLATES WITH ALL FIELDS =


== 3. Web Sources ==
== 5.1 Template:Cite web ==
Use for websites, online articles, UN pages, institutional pages.


=== Template:Cite web ===
Fields:
Use for websites, online articles, UN pages, and institutional resources.
* author 
* title 
* website 
* publisher 
* date 
* url 
* archive-url 
* archive-date 
* access-date 


Example:
Code:
<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
<ref>
{{Cite web
{{#if:{{{author|}}}|{{{author}}}. }}
| author=UN Audiovisual Library
{{#if:{{{title|}}}|''{{{title}}}''. }}
| title=Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations
{{#if:{{{website|}}}|{{{website}}}, }}
| url=https://legal.un.org/avl
{{#if:{{{publisher|}}}|{{{publisher}}}, }}
| access-date=2026-01-17
{{#if:{{{date|}}}|{{{date}}}. }}
}}
{{#if:{{{url|}}}|[{{{url}}} Link]. }}
</syntaxhighlight>
{{#if:{{{archive-url|}}}|Archived at: {{{archive-url}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{archive-date|}}}|Archive date: {{{archive-date}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{access-date|}}}|Accessed {{{access-date}}}. }}
</ref>


== 4. Books ==
------------------------------------------------------------


=== Template:Cite book ===
== 5.2 Template:Cite book ==
Use for monographs, textbooks, and printed works.
Use for books, monographs, textbooks.


Example:
Fields:
<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
* author 
{{Cite book
* title 
  | author=United Nations
* publisher 
  | title=Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
* year  
  | year=1969
* isbn  
  | page=1
* edition  
}}
* location  
</syntaxhighlight>
* page
* pages 
* url 
* access-date 


== 5. Journal Articles ==
Code:
<ref>
{{#if:{{{author|}}}|{{{author}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{title|}}}|''{{{title}}}''. }}
{{#if:{{{publisher|}}}|{{{publisher}}}, }}
{{#if:{{{year|}}}|{{{year}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{isbn|}}}|ISBN: {{{isbn}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{edition|}}}|Edition: {{{edition}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{location|}}}|Location: {{{location}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{page|}}}|p. {{{page}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{pages|}}}|pp. {{{pages}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{url|}}}|[{{{url}}} Link]. }}
{{#if:{{{access-date|}}}|Accessed {{{access-date}}}. }}
</ref>


=== Template:Cite journal ===
------------------------------------------------------------
Use for academic journal publications.


Example:
== 5.3 Template:Cite journal ==
<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
Use for academic journal articles.
{{Cite journal
| author=John Doe
| title=Treaty Interpretation in International Law
| journal=International Law Review
| year=2020
| volume=15
| issue=2
| pages=45–67
}}
</syntaxhighlight>


== 6. Encyclopedias ==
Fields:
* author 
* title 
* journal 
* volume 
* issue 
* year 
* pages 
* doi 
* url 
* access-date 


=== Template:Cite encyclopedia ===
Code:
Use for encyclopedia entries, including legal encyclopedias.
<ref>
{{#if:{{{author|}}}|{{{author}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{title|}}}|''{{{title}}}''. }}
{{#if:{{{journal|}}}|''{{{journal}}}'', }}
{{#if:{{{volume|}}}|Vol. {{{volume}}}, }}
{{#if:{{{issue|}}}|No. {{{issue}}}, }}
{{#if:{{{year|}}}|{{{year}}}, }}
{{#if:{{{pages|}}}|pp. {{{pages}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{doi|}}}|DOI: {{{doi}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{url|}}}|[{{{url}}} Link]. }}
{{#if:{{{access-date|}}}|Accessed {{{access-date}}}. }}
</ref>


Example:
------------------------------------------------------------
<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
{{Cite encyclopedia
| author=Jane Smith
| title=Treaties
| encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of International Law
| year=2018
}}
</syntaxhighlight>


== 7. Archived Sources ==
== 5.4 Template:Cite encyclopedia ==
Use for encyclopedia entries.


=== Template:Webarchive ===
Fields:
Use when linking to archived versions of webpages.
* author 
* title 
* encyclopedia 
* publisher 
* year 
* url 
* access-date 


Example:
Code:
<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
<ref>
{{Webarchive
{{#if:{{{author|}}}|{{{author}}}. }}
| url=https://web.archive.org/example
{{#if:{{{title|}}}|''{{{title}}}''. }}
| date=2020-01-01
{{#if:{{{encyclopedia|}}}|In: {{{encyclopedia}}}. }}
}}
{{#if:{{{publisher|}}}|{{{publisher}}}, }}
</syntaxhighlight>
{{#if:{{{year|}}}|{{{year}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{url|}}}|[{{{url}}} Link]. }}
{{#if:{{{access-date|}}}|Accessed {{{access-date}}}. }}
</ref>


== 8. Treaties ==
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=== Template:Cite treaty ===
== 5.5 Template:Cite treaty ==
Use for treaty texts, authenticated copies, and treaty metadata.
Use for treaties, conventions, protocols.


Example:
Fields:
<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
* title 
{{Cite treaty
* year 
  | title=Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
* place  
  | year=1969
* parties  
  | place=Vienna
* depositary  
  | url=https://treaties.un.org
* source  
| access-date=2026-01-17
* url
}}
* access-date
</syntaxhighlight>


== 9. UN Documents ==
Code:
<ref>
{{#if:{{{title|}}}|''{{{title}}}''. }}
{{#if:{{{year|}}}|({{{year}}}). }}
{{#if:{{{place|}}}|Signed at {{{place}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{parties|}}}|Parties: {{{parties}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{depositary|}}}|Depositary: {{{depositary}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{source|}}}|Source: {{{source}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{url|}}}|[{{{url}}} Full text]. }}
{{#if:{{{access-date|}}}|Accessed {{{access-date}}}. }}
</ref>


=== Template:Cite UN document ===
------------------------------------------------------------
Use for UN documents with official symbols (A/…, S/…, E/…, etc.).


Example:
== 5.6 Template:Cite UN document ==
<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
Use for UN documents with official symbols.
{{Cite UN document
| symbol=A/RES/70/1
| title=Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
| date=2015-09-25
| url=https://documents.un.org
}}
</syntaxhighlight>


== 10. UN Resolutions ==
Fields:
* symbol 
* title 
* body 
* session 
* date 
* url 
* access-date 


=== Template:Cite resolution ===
Code:
Use for General Assembly or Security Council resolutions.
<ref>
{{#if:{{{symbol|}}}|UN Doc. {{{symbol}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{title|}}}|''{{{title}}}''. }}
{{#if:{{{body|}}}|Body: {{{body}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{session|}}}|Session: {{{session}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{date|}}}|{{{date}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{url|}}}|[{{{url}}} Full text]. }}
{{#if:{{{access-date|}}}|Accessed {{{access-date}}}. }}
</ref>


Example:
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<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
{{Cite resolution
| body=UN Security Council
| number=242
| title=Middle East situation
| date=1967-11-22
| url=https://undocs.org/S/RES/242(1967)
}}
</syntaxhighlight>


== 11. Case Law ==
== 5.7 Template:Cite resolution ==
Use for UNGA and UNSC resolutions.


=== Template:Cite case law ===
Fields:
Use for decisions of the ICJ, ICC, WTO, ITLOS, and other tribunals.
* body 
* number 
* title 
* date 
* meeting 
* session 
* url 
* access-date 


Example:
Code:
<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
<ref>
{{Cite case law
{{#if:{{{body|}}}|{{{body}}} Resolution }}
| court=International Court of Justice
{{#if:{{{number|}}}|{{{number}}}. }}
| case=North Sea Continental Shelf
{{#if:{{{title|}}}|''{{{title}}}''. }}
| year=1969
{{#if:{{{date|}}}|Adopted {{{date}}}. }}
| citation=ICJ Reports 1969, p. 3
{{#if:{{{meeting|}}}|Meeting: {{{meeting}}}. }}
| url=https://icj-cij.org
{{#if:{{{session|}}}|Session: {{{session}}}. }}
}}
{{#if:{{{url|}}}|[{{{url}}} Full text]. }}
</syntaxhighlight>
{{#if:{{{access-date|}}}|Accessed {{{access-date}}}. }}
</ref>


== 12. Press Releases ==
------------------------------------------------------------


=== Template:Cite press release ===
== 5.8 Template:Cite case law ==
Use for official announcements from courts, UN bodies, or governments.
Use for ICJ, ICC, WTO, ITLOS, and other tribunals.


Example:
Fields:
<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
* court 
{{Cite press release
* case 
  | organization=International Criminal Court
* year  
  | title=ICC opens investigation
* citation  
  | date=2021-03-03
* judges  
  | url=https://icc-cpi.int
* url  
}}
* access-date 
</syntaxhighlight>


== 13. Reports ==
Code:
<ref>
{{#if:{{{court|}}}|{{{court}}}, }}
{{#if:{{{case|}}}|''{{{case}}}''. }}
{{#if:{{{year|}}}|({{{year}}}). }}
{{#if:{{{citation|}}}|{{{citation}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{judges|}}}|Judges: {{{judges}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{url|}}}|[{{{url}}} Full text]. }}
{{#if:{{{access-date|}}}|Accessed {{{access-date}}}. }}
</ref>


=== Template:Cite report ===
------------------------------------------------------------
Use for reports by UN bodies, NGOs, commissions, or expert groups.


Example:
== 5.9 Template:Cite preprint ==
<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
Use for SSRN, arXiv, OSF, HAL, etc.
{{Cite report
| author=International Law Commission
| title=Report on the work of its fifty-seventh session
| year=2005
| url=https://legal.un.org/ilc
}}
</syntaxhighlight>


== 14. Preprints ==
Fields:
* author 
* title 
* server 
* year 
* doi 
* version 
* url 
* access-date 


=== Template:Cite preprint ===
Code:
Use for SSRN, arXiv, OSF, HAL, and similar platforms.
<ref>
{{#if:{{{author|}}}|{{{author}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{title|}}}|''{{{title}}}''. }}
{{#if:{{{server|}}}|{{{server}}} preprint, }}
{{#if:{{{year|}}}|{{{year}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{doi|}}}|DOI: {{{doi}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{version|}}}|Version: {{{version}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{url|}}}|[{{{url}}} Full text]. }}
{{#if:{{{access-date|}}}|Accessed {{{access-date}}}. }}
</ref>


Example:
------------------------------------------------------------
<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
{{Cite preprint
| author=Alex Brown
| title=Draft Article on Treaty Interpretation
| server=SSRN
| year=2024
| doi=10.1234/abcd.5678
| url=https://ssrn.com
}}
</syntaxhighlight>


== 15. DOI Sources ==
== 5.10 Template:Cite DOI ==
Use when DOI is the main identifier.


=== Template:Cite DOI ===
Fields:
Use when the DOI is the primary identifier.
* author 
* title 
* journal 
* year 
* volume 
* issue 
* doi 
* access-date 


Example:
Code:
<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
<ref>
{{Cite DOI
{{#if:{{{author|}}}|{{{author}}}. }}
| author=Maria Lopez
{{#if:{{{title|}}}|''{{{title}}}''. }}
| title=Customary Law and Treaties
{{#if:{{{journal|}}}|{{{journal}}}, }}
| journal=Journal of Legal Studies
{{#if:{{{year|}}}|{{{year}}}. }}
| year=2022
{{#if:{{{volume|}}}|Vol. {{{volume}}}. }}
| doi=10.5555/jls.2022.004
{{#if:{{{issue|}}}|Issue {{{issue}}}. }}
}}
{{#if:{{{doi|}}}|DOI: [https://doi.org/{{{doi}}} {{{doi}}}]. }}
</syntaxhighlight>
{{#if:{{{access-date|}}}|Accessed {{{access-date}}}. }}
</ref>


== 16. ISBN Sources ==
------------------------------------------------------------


=== Template:Cite ISBN ===
== 5.11 Template:Cite ISBN ==
Use for books identified by ISBN.
Use for books identified by ISBN.


Example:
Fields:
<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
* author 
{{Cite ISBN
* title 
| author=Ian Roberts
* publisher 
| title=International Law
* year 
| year=2019
* isbn 
| publisher=Oxford University Press
* edition 
| isbn=9780198808572
* location 
}}
* page 
</syntaxhighlight>
* pages 
* url 
* access-date 
 
Code:
<ref>
{{#if:{{{author|}}}|{{{author}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{title|}}}|''{{{title}}}''. }}
{{#if:{{{publisher|}}}|{{{publisher}}}, }}
{{#if:{{{year|}}}|{{{year}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{isbn|}}}|ISBN: {{{isbn}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{edition|}}}|Edition: {{{edition}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{location|}}}|Location: {{{location}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{page|}}}|p. {{{page}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{pages|}}}|pp. {{{pages}}}. }}
{{#if:{{{url|}}}|[{{{url}}} Link]. }}
{{#if:{{{access-date|}}}|Accessed {{{access-date}}}. }}
</ref>


== 17. Displaying References ==
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At the end of each article, add:
== 6. Displaying References ==
At the end of every article, add:


<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
</syntaxhighlight>


This automatically displays all citations.
------------------------------------------------------------


== Conclusion ==
== Conclusion ==
By using these templates and filling in the fields you need, you can create clear, consistent, and academically reliable citations for treaties, UN documents, case law, books, journals, and online sources.
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- eine Kurzversion für Anfänger 
- oder eine Version mit Pflichtfeldern markiert


These citation rules ensure that all articles in the International Treaty Law Wiki follow a **consistent**, *professional*, and **academically reliable** standard. 
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By using the provided templates, contributors can cite treaties, UN documents, case law, books, journals, and digital sources with ease and precision.

Revision as of 05:45, 17 January 2026

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Du willst:

- Einen einzigen, vollständigen, durchgehenden MediaWiki‑Artikel - Ein absoluter Beginner‑Guide - Alle Cite‑Templates erklärt - Mit allen Feldern, die man ausfüllen kann - In EINEM Codeblock - Ohne Unterbrechungen - Ohne Syntaxhighlight‑Blöcke - Ohne mehrere Abschnitte in verschiedenen Blöcken

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✅ ABSOLUTER BEGINNER‑GUIDE ZUM ZITIEREN (KOMPLETT, ALLE FELDER, EIN BLOCK)

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Absolute Beginner Citation Guide for the International Treaty Law Wiki

This guide teaches you how to cite sources correctly in this Wiki. It is designed for complete beginners and includes every field you can use in each citation template. All examples and templates are simple, lightweight, and easy to understand.

1. Why Citations Matter

Citations are required to:

  • Prove information is correct
  • Show where facts come from
  • Support academic and legal writing
  • Maintain reliability and transparency

2. When You Must Cite

You must add a citation when:

  • You quote or paraphrase a source
  • You mention a treaty, UN document, or court case
  • You use data, statistics, or legal interpretations
  • You refer to books, journals, or websites
  • You use archived or preprint material

3. Where to Place Citations

Place citations:

  • Directly after the sentence
  • Before the period

Example: [1]

4. How to Use Templates

All citations use templates. You fill in the fields you need. Empty fields are ignored automatically.

Below you find every template with every possible field listed.

5. ALL CITATION TEMPLATES WITH ALL FIELDS

5.1 Template:Cite web

Use for websites, online articles, UN pages, institutional pages.

Fields:

  • author
  • title
  • website
  • publisher
  • date
  • url
  • archive-url
  • archive-date
  • access-date

Code: [2]

5.2 Template:Cite book

Use for books, monographs, textbooks.

Fields:

  • author
  • title
  • publisher
  • year
  • isbn
  • edition
  • location
  • page
  • pages
  • url
  • access-date

Code: [3]

5.3 Template:Cite journal

Use for academic journal articles.

Fields:

  • author
  • title
  • journal
  • volume
  • issue
  • year
  • pages
  • doi
  • url
  • access-date

Code: [4]

5.4 Template:Cite encyclopedia

Use for encyclopedia entries.

Fields:

  • author
  • title
  • encyclopedia
  • publisher
  • year
  • url
  • access-date

Code: [5]

5.5 Template:Cite treaty

Use for treaties, conventions, protocols.

Fields:

  • title
  • year
  • place
  • parties
  • depositary
  • source
  • url
  • access-date

Code: [6]

5.6 Template:Cite UN document

Use for UN documents with official symbols.

Fields:

  • symbol
  • title
  • body
  • session
  • date
  • url
  • access-date

Code: [7]

5.7 Template:Cite resolution

Use for UNGA and UNSC resolutions.

Fields:

  • body
  • number
  • title
  • date
  • meeting
  • session
  • url
  • access-date

Code: [8]

5.8 Template:Cite case law

Use for ICJ, ICC, WTO, ITLOS, and other tribunals.

Fields:

  • court
  • case
  • year
  • citation
  • judges
  • url
  • access-date

Code: [9]

5.9 Template:Cite preprint

Use for SSRN, arXiv, OSF, HAL, etc.

Fields:

  • author
  • title
  • server
  • year
  • doi
  • version
  • url
  • access-date

Code: [10]

5.10 Template:Cite DOI

Use when DOI is the main identifier.

Fields:

  • author
  • title
  • journal
  • year
  • volume
  • issue
  • doi
  • access-date

Code: [11]

5.11 Template:Cite ISBN

Use for books identified by ISBN.

Fields:

  • author
  • title
  • publisher
  • year
  • isbn
  • edition
  • location
  • page
  • pages
  • url
  • access-date

Code: [12]

6. Displaying References

At the end of every article, add:

References

  1. ↑ ...
  2. ↑
  3. ↑
  4. ↑
  5. ↑
  6. ↑
  7. ↑
  8. ↑
  9. ↑
  10. ↑
  11. ↑
  12. ↑

Conclusion

By using these templates and filling in the fields you need, you can create clear, consistent, and academically reliable citations for treaties, UN documents, case law, books, journals, and online sources. `

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