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Authors who wish to submit articles to the International Criminal Law Review should be aware of
the following. The manuscript
should not have been published before except as an abstract, part of a published lecture
or academic thesis;
is not under consideration elsewhere.
If accepted by Brill, it will not be published anywhere else in this form, in English or any
other language without the written consent of the Publisher.
Publication of this manuscript is approved by all its authors and tacitly or explicitly by the
responsible authorities where the research was carried out.

Elements of Style
1. Articles are published in English. On occasion, articles may be accepted in French, but
must be accompanied by an abstract in English.
2. If an author is not a native-speaker, they are responsible for having their manuscript
checked by someone who is, before submission. This journal does not make use of a copy
editor.
3. British English spelling should be used. The preferred reference source is the Oxford
English
Dictionary.
4. A short abstract (100-150 words) and 3-8 keywords should be submitted and will be
published with the article.
5. The preferred font and size for text and footnotes are Times New Roman 12 pt and Times
New Roman 10 pt, respectively.
6. Articles must be typed, double-spaced throughout with broad margins.
7. Do not use bold or underline to emphasise a word or sentence. Words should only be
emphasised using italics, sparingly.
8. When beginning a new section the first paragraph should not be indented. Subsequent
paragraphs however, should be indented.
9. The preferred submission method is by e-mail to the Editor-in-chief:
michael.bohlander@dur.ac.uk

Punctuation
There should only be one space after a full stop (.).

Headings
Use initial capitals for all words except prepositions and articles, and all words that contain five
letters or more. For example: Disputes Between an Employer and an Employee.
Headings should follow the following format:
(above first-level heading, +2 lines of white space, below heading + 1 line)

1. Formal Requirements for the Prompt Release of Vessels and Crews

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1.1. Introduction

1.2. Information and Consultation

1.3. The Proceedings

1.3.1. Nature of the Proceedings

Italics
1. Italics are to be used for emphasis. Do not use bold or underline.
2. Italics should be used sparingly. If they are used too often the emphasis will be weakened.
3. Foreign and Latin words should be italicised.
4. Ajj caqe lakeq qhmsjd be irajiciqed, hmuetep, rhe umpd caqe ald rhe ‘t.’ qhmsjd lmr be
italicised.
5. For example, Hermes v. FHT Marketing case.
6. In footnotes all signals including: see, see also, cf., contra, but see, but cf., see generally, et seq.,
and e.g. should be italicised.

Figures and Numerals

1. Spell out numbers from one to ten (except in pages, legislation, dates and other similar
references); use numerals for numbers 11 and higher. Also use numerals throughout for
dates and times.
2. Spell out the word per cent: eight per cent, not 8%.
3. Spell out fractions: two-thirds or three-quarters.
4. Page ranges should be separated by an en dash: pp. 26−46.

Monetary Amounts
1. Do not use dollar signs. Use USD (US dollars), SEK (Swedish Kronor), EUR (Euro), etc. The
abbreviation should be placed directly before the amount it refers to: USD 100; EUR 2500.

Dates
1. For dates including day, month and year use: 1 January 2003.
2. Month and year: January 2003.
3. Month and day: 1 January.
4. Years should be separated by an en-dash. For example, 1980−1986.

Quotations
Block quotes
Use block quotes for sections of quoted text that are four lines long or longer. Set them off from
other text by adding a blank line above and below the section. Indent the block of text on the left
ald pighr bw fite nmilrq. Redsce rhe rwne qixe rm 10 nr. Theqe japgep qecrimlq, mp ‘bjmci osmreq’,
should not be enclosed in quotation marks.

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1. Direct osmrarimlq qhmsjd be elcjmqed il dmsbje osmrariml kapiq (“ ”) ald psl ml il rhe
text.
2. Silgje osmrariml kapiq (‘ ’) ape sqed rm diqrilgsiqh umpdq, cmlcenrq mp qhmpr nhpaqeq sldep
a. discussion.
3. Quotation marks should come before all punctuation, except where the whole sentence is
a osmrariml, e.g., He qaid “I agpee uirh wms”. “Dml’r dm ir.”
4. When the quoted material begins with a capital letter, but is in the middle of a
5. sentence and the letter should grammatically be lower case, place the letter in square
6. brackets and change it to lower case.
Evaknje: Aq evnjicirjw qrared il Apricje 20 “[a]lw npmnagalda fmp uap qhajj be npmhibired
by
jau”.
7. Okiqqiml nmilrq ( … )
Use to designate that the quoted material has omitted information (usually only in a
sentence). Should be styled as three spaced points (full stops), with a space before the first
point and a space after the last point.
a. When used within quotations, omit all punctuation (including full stops) immediately
before the omission points.
b. It is unnecessary to include omission points at the beginning of a quote if the first letter of
the quoted material is lower case. The lower case letter denotes that the quote comes
from the middle of a sentence.
Examples: Article 6 also states that the pighr rm jife “qhajj be npmrecred bw jau”.
Apricje 50 qrareq rhar rhe “. . . Cmtelalr qhajj evreld rm ajj naprq mf fedepaj qrareq uirhmsr
alw jikirarimlq mp evcenrimlq”.

Citations
This journal uses footnotes and not endnotes.
When citing the following general guidelines should be observed:
However, when there is more than one footnote the footnotes should be placed after the
idea, quote, article, etc, except for the last footnote, which should follow all punctuation.
Examples: Article 6 can be said to predate the Covenant by many years.12
Both case law13 and customary practice illustrate this point.14
All footnotes should end with a full stop.
Footnotes should be in Times New Roman 10 pt.
In the text do not refer to other parts of the text by using page numbers. Use section
headings, numbers/letters, or a prose description of the part of the text you wish to refer
to.
Use the abbreviations: pp. = pages; p. = page; para. = paragraph; paras. = paragraphs
These abbreviation(s) should be followed by a full stop, then a space and finally the page(s)
or paragraph(s) referred to. For example: pp. 25−27. et seq. is preferred to ff.
In footnotes all signals should be italicised: see, see also, Cf., but see. They should not be
separated from the rest of the citation by a comma, except for e.g.

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Examples: See also Rispoli v. Italy, 30 October 2003 . . .

E.g., Jal Kjabbepq, ‘The Cmlcenr mf Tpearw . . .

References and Cross References (Supra Note and Ibid.)

1. When referring to a previously cited work use the following format:
asrhmp’q qsplake, supra note . . . and give the number of the footnote in which the work
was first cited. Example: Bogdan, supra note 8.
2. When referring to a previously cited work but referring to a different page than what was
originally cited indicate the page number. Example: Crawford, supra note 8, p. 25.
3. When referring to a work cited immediately above the citation in question, and referring to
the same page, use: Ibid. Remember: use ibid. only for immediately preceding references,
otherwise, use supra note.
In cases such as 3 above, but referring to a different page or paragraph number, indicate
the page referred to as, for example: Ibid., p. 4.

References − Examples
References should be given in the footnotes as shown below. Missing bibliographic information is
the responsibility of the author.

Website/Internet references
For journal articles, books, case law, newspaper articles, and other documents accessed
via the Internet simply cite as normal adding the URL (website address) in angle brackets
(omitting http://) and the date the material was accessed to the end of the citation.
Example:
Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons, 8 July 1996, International Court of Justice,
Advisory Opinion, paras. 61−63, <www.icj cij.org/icjwww/icases/iunan/iunanframe.htm>,
29 October 2003.
If the material does not lend itself to the above mentioned citation format provide the
information in the following order:
a. The asrhmp’q fipqr lake fmjjmued bw rhe asrhmp’q qsplake (If relevant) and/or issuing
institution, group, etc. (if relevant)
b. Title of document in italics.
c. URL (website address) in angle brackets omitting http://.
d. Date that the material was accessed.

Articles in journals
The following information should be contained in this order:
a. Asrhmp’q fipqr lake, canirajiqed iliriaj mf kiddje lake (if annjicabje), fmjjmued bw
rhe asrhmp’q qsplake.
b. Title of the article in single quotation marks.
c. Year in parentheses and volume number.
d. Journal title in italics.
e. Specific page(s) or paragraph(s) referred to (if applicable).

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Example:
Michael Bohlander and Mohammad M. Hedayati-Kaihii, ‘Cpikilaj Jsqrice sldep Shapi’ah
in the 21st Century – An Inter-Csjrspaj Vieu’, 23 Arab Law Quarterly (2009) 417-436.

Books
The following information should be contained in this order:
a. Asrhmp’q fipqr lake, canirajiqed iliriaj mf kiddje lake (if annjicabje), fmjjmued bw
rhe asrhmp’q qsplake. If al apricje haq rum asrhmpq rheip lakeq qhmsjd be qenapared bw
rhe umpd ‘ald’. If al apricje haq rhpee asrhmps or more, list only the first author,
followed by et al.
b. Book title in italics.
c. Publisher, place of publication and year of publication in parentheses.
d. The edition should be specified (if it is not the first).
e. Editor and Editors should be specified as: (ed.) and (eds.) respectively.
f. Specific page(s) or paragraph(s) referred to (if applicable).
Example:
Kaiyan H. Kaikobad and Michael Bohlander (eds.), International Law and Power: Perspectives
on Legal Order and Justice - Essays in Honour of Colin Warbrick (Martinus Nijhoff, Leiden, 2009).

Chapters in edited books

The page reference at which the cited chapter begins should always be specified or specify
the specific page(s) referred to.
Example:
Michaej Bmhjaldep, ‘Kijjilg kalw rm qate a feu? Ppejikilapw rhmughts about avoiding
cmjjarepaj citijial dakage bw aqqaqqilariml mf pegike ejireq’, il Kaiwal H. Kaiimbad ald
Michael Bohlander, (eds.), International Law and Power: Perspectives on Legal Order and Justice -
Essays in Honour of Colin Warbrick (Martinus Nijhoff, Leiden, 2009) pp. xx-xxx.

5. Case law:
The following information should be contained in this order:
a. Caqe lake il irajicq, evcjsdilg ‘t.’ uhich qhmsjd be il pmkal.
b. Parties to the case if not included in case name, in parentheses.
c. Date of judgement.
d. Issuing court.
e. In the absence of any indication to the contrary the cited case is a judgement on the
Reference or application number (if applicable).
f. Source, however, if accessed by Internet cite appropriately, see above.
g. Specific page(s) or paragraph(s) referred to (if applicable).
Examples:
International Court of Justice:
Arrest Warrant of 11 April 2000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Belgium), 14 February 2002,
International Court of Justice, Provisional Measures, I.C.J. Reports 2000, p. 182.

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Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons, 8 July 1996, International Court of Justice,
Advisory Opinion, paras. 61−63, <www.icj cij.org/icjwww/icases/iunan/iunanframe.htm>,
29 October 2003.
European Court of Human Rights: Rispoli v. Italy, 30 October 2003, European Court of
Human Rights, no. 00055388/00, para. 26,
<hudoc.echr.coe.int/hudoc/ViewRoot.asp?Item=1&Action=Html&X=1030183728&Notice=0
&Noticemode=&RelatedMode=1>, 29 October 2003.
Velikova v. Bulgaria, 18 May 2001, European Court of Human Rights, no. 41488/98, Reports of
Judgments and Decisions 2000-VI, para. 92.
Inter-American Court of Human Rights: The Case of the Mayagna (Sumo) Awas Tingni
Community v. Nicaragua, 31 August 2001, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Series C
No. 79, para. 164, <www.corteidh.or.cr/seriecing/serie_c_79_ing.doc>, 29 October 2003.

UN documents, publications, and resolutions

The information should be contained in the following order:
a. Author/agency/body (if necessary).
b. Title in italics (if necessary).
c. Document symbol or publication sales number in parenthesis.
d. Specific page(s) or paragraph(s) referred to (if applicable).
Example:
Report of the working group on a draft optional protocol to the Convention against Torture and
Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment on its Tenth Session
(E/CN.4/2002/78), para. 38.

Newspaper articles
The information should be contained in following order:
a. Asrhmp’q fipqr lake, canirajiqed iliriaj mf kiddje lake (if annjicabje), fmjjmued bw
b. rhe asrhmp’q qsplake.
c. Title of article.
d. Name of newspaper.
e. Date.
f. Page
Example:
Smnhia Kiqhimtqiw, ‘The Mmqr Dalgepmsq Pjace il Espmne fmp Jmsplajiqrq’, The International
Herald Tribune, 24 October 2003, p. 2.

Consent to Publish
Transfer of copyright
By submitting a manuscript, the author agrees that the copyright for the article is transferred to
the publisher if and when the article is accepted for publication. For that purpose the author
needs to sign the Consent to Publish which will be sent with the first proofs of the manuscript.

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Open Access
In case the author wishes to publish the article in Open Access he/she can choose the Brill Open
option, which allows for a non-exclusive Open Access publication in exchange for an Article
Publishing Fee, and sign a special Brill Open Consent to Publish.
Mmpe ilfmpkariml ml Bpijj’q nmjicw ml Onel Acceqq cal be fmsld ml http://brill.nl/openaccess.
The Brill Open Consent to Publish can be downloaded from http://brill.nl/downloads/BrillOpen-
Consent-to-Publish.pdf.

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