| achr | American Convention on Human Rights |
| adhr | American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man |
| ajil | American Journal of International Law |
| asil Proceedings | Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (American Society of International Law) |
| Art. | Article |
| Arts. | Articles |
| Br. Yearb. Int. Law | British Yearbook of International Law |
| C.E.T.S | Council of Europe Treaty Series |
| Can. Yb. Human Rts | Canadian Yearbook of Human Rights |
| cat | Committee against Torture |
| cf | Compare |
| CoE | Council of Europe |
| echr | European Convention on Human Rights |
| ECommHR | European Commission of Human Rights |
| ECtHR | European Court of Human Rights |
| ed | edition |
| ed/eds | editor/editors |
| e.g. | for example |
| et al | and others |
| EuGRZ | Europäische Grundrechte-Zeitschrift |
| hrc | Human Rights Committee |
| hrlj | Human Rights Law Journal |
| IACommHR | Inter-American Commission on Human Rights |
| IACtHR | Inter-American Court of Human Rights |
| iccpr | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| icj | International Court of Justice |
| icj-Statute | Statute of the International Court of Justice |
| iclq | International & Comparative Law Quarterly |
| icty | International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia |
| Lit. | (lat.) littera |
| mpepil | Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International law |
| ngo | Non-Governmental Organization |
| oas | Organization of American States |
| oecd | Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| op | Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
Paragraph |
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| Paras | Paragraphs |
| pcij | Permanent Court of International Justice |
| RoC | Rules of Court |
| RoP | Rules of Procedure |
| riaa | Reports of International Arbitral Awards |
| u.n.t.s. | United Nations Treaty Series |
| uk | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| UN | United Nations |
| US | United States of America |
| vclt | Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties |
| Vol. | Volume |