Examples in this guide are provided for footnote citations (N) and bibliography (B). Footnotes and bibliography format contain most of the same elements but are formatted slightly differently. For example, notes use paragraph (first line) indentation, and the bibliography entries use hanging indents. If you cite one source multiple times, you may use shortened notes for citations after the first one -- see directions here.
Jump to specific examples in the table below:
| Reports and Documents | Statutes | Treaties |
For Congressional publications, include the number of the Congress and session. End with URL if sources are consulted online.
N:
B:
Statutes are bills and resolutions that have been passed into law. Cite statutes in notes only; you do not need to include them in your bibliography.
N:
If the parties subject to the treaty are not named in the title, list their abbreviations separated by hyphens.
N:
B:
N:
B:
