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Finding Documents From Regional Organizations

According to rule 21.7.10 of the Bluebook "resolutions, reports, and other similar documents produced by regional organizations, such as the Organization of American States or the African Union, should be cited analogously to the U.N. document citation methods."

To locate documents from regional organizations, selective materials may be found in JACOB, or consult the website of the regional organization in question.  A website compiling an alphabetical list of international organizations is available at: http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/resource/internat/igo.html 

Selected Regioanl Organizations Websites:

• African Union/Union Africaine
• Council of Europe
• European Union (See Bluebook rule 21.8.2 for citation forms)
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)                                                             
•                   OECD Decisions, Recomendations, and Other Instruments in Force
• Organization of American States (OAS)