International Courts and Tribunals

The International Court of Justice, arbitral tribunals, international criminal courts and the WTO.

International Court of Justice

An ICJ decision cites the case name and the phase in italics, with the parties in round brackets inside the italics, then the ICJ Reports reference and a pinpoint. Rules 10.2 and 10.4.1 apply, and pleadings before the Court follow rules 10.3 to 10.4.

ICJ judgment

Maritime Delimitation in the Coral Sea (Australia v France) (Merits) [2028] ICJ Rep 44, 61 [37].

Arbitral tribunals

An international arbitral decision cites the case and award type in italics, then the tribunal, case number and date in round brackets, then a paragraph pinpoint. Rules 11.1 to 11.2 apply to both investor state and inter state arbitration.

ICSID award

Meridian Power Ltd v Bolivia (Award) (ICSID Arbitral Tribunal, Case No ARB/22/14, 9 October 2027) [412].

International criminal courts

Decisions of the International Criminal Court and the ad hoc tribunals cite the case name and decision type in italics, then the court, chamber, case number and date in round brackets. Rules 12.2 to 12.3 apply.

ICC decision

Prosecutor v Adeyemi (Sentencing Judgment) (International Criminal Court, Trial Chamber II, Case No ICC-02/11-02/19, 3 December 2029) [88].

World Trade Organization

WTO panel and Appellate Body reports cite the report type, the dispute name in italics, the WTO document number and the date, then a paragraph pinpoint. Rule 13.1.3 applies, and rules 13.1 to 13.2 cover the wider WTO document family.

Panel report

Panel Report, Australia — Measures Concerning Sugar Export Subsidies, WTO Doc WT/DS999/R (14 March 2028) [7.221].

Last reviewed: 2026-07-16· This guide is formatting assistance, not the rules themselves — confirm anything load-bearing in the official AGLC4.