Swiss Review of European and International Law

1Author Guidelines

I. Substantial Requirements
The Swiss Review will consider scholarly submission which fit the journal’s focus andmission. By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that their text has not yet been, and is
not going to be, published elsewhere. The Review accepts submissions for articles and shortsummaries of doctoral and post-doctoral theses (reports on contemporary practice are usuallyprovided by a number of associated regular contributors). Contributions may be in English,
German or French.
Articles: These are scholarly contributions comprising between 6’000 and 12’000 words(including footnotes). The articles must be preceded by− an English abstract of the text (max. 150 words), and− 4-6 Keywords (for English articles: keywords in English; for German articles:
keywords in English and German; for French articles: keywords in English andFrench).
The section Doctoral & Post-doctoral Theses serves as a form to junior scholars, who may
submit a text of at most 1’000 words (no footnotes or sub-headings) providing a summary of
the findings of their recently submitted doctoral theses or post-doctoral theses (Habilitation).
For the sake of clarity, authors are encouraged to write these summaries using the first person(since they might otherwise be mistaken for third-party reviews). The monograph has to begenerally accessible either in electronic form or through a publisher. The following
information should be added to the summary:− Doctoral/Post-doctoral thesis at the University XY;− supervised by Prof. YZ;− Publisher, Place, Year, ISBN.
We accept submissions for this section on a rolling basis; if they meet our requirements wewill keep them pending and publish them once space is available.
Please note that the Swiss Review does not publish book reviews. Nor do we publish casenotes, although a specific case may of course serve as the starting point for a more general
analysis in an article.
For further questions please contact christina.neier@sriel.ch.

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2II. Formal Requirements
A. General Guidelines− Italics are used for emphasis. Please use emphasis sparingly.
− Names are set neither in italics nor in capitals (unless referring to an author’s name in
the footnotes, see infra II.C).
− Foreign-language terms are set in italics, but not in quotations marks (thus ius cogens,not «ius cogens»).
− Quotations are set in quotation marks, not in italics; longer excerpt should be set as
separate paragraphs and without quotation marks.
− Please use «French» quotation marks («…»; not »…« or „ … “). Quotations within aquotation are set in single quotation marks (‹…›). Note that in French contributions,the quotation marks are preceded and followed by a space.
− If possible, refrain from using abbreviations. If you do use an abbreviation, make sure
to explain it when first used (see also infra C.4 for journal names).
− Please avoid overly short paragraphs. Also, paragraphs are not numbered.
− Cross-references within the text refer either to subsections (e.g. I.A.1), to footnotes,
or to the text preceding a footnote. They are introduced by «infra» or «supra»: infra
n. 12, at 132, or supra I.A. (for French contributions: infra n. 12, 132; for German
contributions: supra Fn. 12, 132).
B. Structure
For subdivisions, please use the following alpha-numerical formation: I., A., 1., a), i).
Each level carries its own heading, and each sub-level should contain at least two entries(thus, I.A is followed by I.B, I.A.1 by I.A.2). Please refrain from numbering paragraphs.
Articles must be preceded by− an English abstract of the text (max. 150 words), and− 4-6 Keywords (for English articles: keywords in English; for German articles:
keywords in English and German; for French articles: keywords in English andFrench).
Footnotes relate either to an entire sentence or to a specific word or group of words. For theformer, please set the footnote number after the punctuation mark; otherwise, the number
immediately follows the respective word or words. For the first citation of a source, the fullreference (in accordance with Section C below) should be included. Please note that the firstfootnote is marked with an asterisk, not a footnote number, and indicates your title(s) andyour affiliation; you may also add an e-mail-address at which readers can contact you.

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C. Citation Rules
1. General Rules
The Swiss Review covers a wide range of legal topics and fields, and authors should notassume that the readership will be familiar with all the acronyms of their respective area. Nordoes the register of the bound volumes contain a list of abbreviations. Therefore, the name of
periodicals should be abbreviated only if such abbreviation is self-explanatory. Do not use
acronyms, with the exception of SZIER/RSDIE (infra C.4).
Please give the first citation in full, as specified below. Further references give the author’sname and a cross-reference to the first citation (e.g. THÜRER, supra n. 2, at 435, in French andGerman: THÜRER, supra n. 2, 435 ).
− Authors’ names are given in full and set in small caps.
− Several authors are separated by commas, not diagonal slashes; the last author ispreceded by «&» (e.g. BRUNO SIMMA, HERMANN MOSLER & ANDREAS PAULUS).
− Editors’ names, on the other hand, are not set in small caps; their first names shall beabbreviated (e.g. B. Simma, H. Mosler & A. Paulus (eds.).
− Titles and subtitles are divided by a colon (e.g. A. Zimmermann, C. Tomuschat, K.
Oellers-Frahm & C. J. Tams (eds.), The Statute of the International Court of Justice: ACommentary, 2nd ed., Oxford 2012).
− More than three authors or editors may be abbreviated using «et al. » (e.g. A.
Zimmermann et al. (eds.)).
− We do not list publisher’s names; several places of publication are separated bydiagonal slashes (Zurich/St. Gallen).
− Please indicate the page numbers without «p.» or «S.».
If your submission is in French or German, these guidelines apply mutatis mutandis (seebelow for specific indications).
2. Monographs
English− WALTER HALLER, ALFRED KÖLZ & THOMAS GÄCHTER, Allgemeines Staatsrecht, 5eed., Zurich/Basle/Baden-Baden 2013, 231.
− PHILIP C. JESSUP, Transnational Law, Storrs Lectures on Jurisprudence, New Haven
1956, 12-14.
French− WALTER HALLER, ALFRED KÖLZ & THOMAS GÄCHTER, Allgemeines Staatsrecht, 5eéd., Zurich/Bâle/Baden-Baden 2013, 231.
− PHILIP C. JESSUP, Transnational Law, Storrs Lectures on Jurisprudence, New Haven
1956, 12-14.
German− WALTER HALLER, ALFRED KÖLZ & THOMAS GÄCHTER, Allgemeines Staatsrecht, 5.
Aufl., Zürich/Basel/Baden-Baden 2013, 231.
− PHILIP C. JESSUP, Transnational Law, Storrs Lectures on Jurisprudence, New Haven
1956, 12-14.

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Subsequent footnotes e.g.:
English: HALLER, KÖLZ & GÄCHTER, supra. 3, at 240.
French/German: HALLER, KÖLZ & GÄCHTER, supra. 3, 240.
3. Book Sections & Commentaries
Please note that both the beginning and the end page of the contribution must be indicated.
English− LUCIUS CAFLISCH & DANIEL RIETIKER, «Hoheitliche Tätigkeit und internationaler
Schutz der Menschenrechte: Der Fall Catan gegen die Republik Moldau und dieRussische Föderation», in: G. Biaggini, C. Kaufmann & O. Diggelmann (eds.), Polisund Kosmopolis: Festschrift für Daniel Thürer, Zurich 2015, 71-86, at 73.
− ANDREAS KLEY, Art. 29a, in: B. Ehrenzeller et al. (eds.), Die schweizerische
Bundesverfassung: Kommentar, 2e ed., Zurich 2008, vol. 1, para. 7.
French− LUCIUS CAFLISCH & DANIEL RIETIKER, « Hoheitliche Tätigkeit und internationaler
Schutz der Menschenrechte: Der Fall Catan gegen die Republik Moldau und dieRussische Föderation », dans: G. Biaggini, C. Kaufmann & O. Diggelmann (éds.),
Polis und Kosmopolis: Festschrift für Daniel Thürer, Zurich 2015, 71-86, 73.
− ANDREAS KLEY, Art. 29a, dans: B. Ehrenzeller et al. (éds.), Die schweizerische
Bundesverfassung: Kommentar, 2e éd., Zurich 2008, vol. 1, para. 7.
German− LUCIUS CAFLISCH & DANIEL RIETIKER, «Hoheitliche Tätigkeit und internationaler
Schutz der Menschenrechte: Der Fall Catan gegen die Republik Moldau und die
Russische Föderation», in: G. Biaggini, C. Kaufmann & O. Diggelmann (Hg.), Polisund Kosmopolis: Festschrift für Daniel Thürer, Zürich 2015, 71-86, 73.
− ANDREAS KLEY, Art. 29a, in: B. Ehrenzeller et al. (Hg.), Die schweizerische
Bundesverfassung: Kommentar, 2. Aufl., Zürich 2008, Bd. 1, para. 7.
Subsequent footnotes e.g.:
English: CAFLISCH & RIETIKER, supra. 5, at 73.
French/German: CAFLISCH & RIETIKER, supra. 5, 73.
4. Journals
Please note that both the beginning and the end page of the contribution as well as thevolume of the journal must be indicated.
English− CHRISTINA NEIER, «Europäischer Menschenrechtspluralismus – die Perspektive des
EGMR und die Permeabilität des EU- und EWR-Rechts», 44 Liechtensteinische
Juristen-Zeitung (2024), 193-201, at 199.

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5French− CHRISTINA NEIER, « Europäischer Menschenrechtspluralismus – die Perspektive des
EGMR und die Permeabilität des EU- und EWR-Rechts », 44 Liechtensteinische
Juristen-Zeitung (2024), 193-201, 199.
German− CHRISTINA NEIER, «Europäischer Menschenrechtspluralismus – die Perspektive des
EGMR und die Permeabilität des EU- und EWR-Rechts», 44 Liechtensteinische
Juristen-Zeitung (2024), 193-201, 199.

As set out above, please refrain from using acronyms or abbreviations for journals.
For the Swiss Review itself, please use the following citation system:
Prior to issue 1/2016− OLIVER DIGGELMANN, «Targeted Sanctions und Menschenrechte», 19 Swiss Rev. Int’l& Eur. L. (SZIER/RSDIE) (2009), 301-336, at 305.
Starting from issue 1/2016− ANDREAS R. ZIEGLER, «Die Entwicklung der Völkerrechtslehre und -wissenschaft inder Schweiz», 26 Swiss Rev. Int’l & Eur. L. (2016), 12-34, at 23.
Subsequent footnotes e.g.:
English: ZIEGLER, supra. 8, at 23.
French/German: ZIEGLER, supra. 8, 23.
5. Newspapers− HANSUELI SCHÖCHLI, «Bundesrat nimmt Kritikern den Wind aus den Segeln», NeueZürcher Zeitung, 21 April 2011, at 11.
6. Citations to the Internet− ROBERT KOLB, «The Relationship Between the International and the Municipal Legal
Order: Reflections on the Decision no 238/2014 of the Italian Constitutional Court»,
Zoom Out II, Questions of International Law, 16. December 2014, <www.qilqdi.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/02_Constitutional-Court-238-2014_KOLB.pdf>(last accessed on 1 Feb. 1 2017).
Citation to an internet source should, if applicable, include the name of the author(s), the titleof the specific page of the website, such as a posting or comment, the title of the main page of
the website, and the URL. URLs (internet addresses) are set in angle brackets:<www.swissreview.ch>. Please ensure that URLs are not formatted as hyperlinks. References
to sources that are available in print should not be substituted by internet links. Please avoid
using long URLs and general references to websites (such as «The pertinent instruments areavailable on <www.wto.org>»). Where available, the link to PDF documents is preferred toan html-link. You should indicate the date when the site was last accessed. If, however, youSwiss Review of European and International Law

6rely heavily on internet sources, a general indication in the first footnote («all internet sourceswere last accessed on…») may be more appropriate.
7. International Legal Materials
Where applicable, international legal materials should be referenced using their U.N.T.S.;
alternatively, you may refer to other international collections such as the C.T.S. or I.L.M.;
please avoid reference to national collections such as the Systematische Sammlung inSwitzerland.
8. Case Law
In general: Case names are to be set in italics.
National Courts
Please use the citation system that is customary for the respective jurisdiction (e.g. for
Switzerland: BGE 119 II 177, 179 or BGE 119 II 177, consid. 3; BGer 2C_716/2014 (26.
November 2015), consid. 4).
European Union− Case C-34/09, Ruiz Zambrano, EU:C:2011:124, para 42.
− Joined Cases C-187/01 & C-385/01, Gözütok and Brügge, EU:C:2003:87.
− Case T-699/17, Poland v. Commission, EU:T:2021:44, para 65.
Where cases are referenced in several footnotes, please use only the (short) case name and thecase number in subsequent footnotes:− Case C-34/09, Ruiz Zambrano, para 42.
European Court of Human Rights− ECtHR, Tarakhel v. Switzerland, Appl. No. 29217/12, judgment of 4 November 2014,
para 132.
Where cases are referenced in several footnotes, please use only the case name and theapplication number in sebsequent footnotes:− ECtHR, Tarakhel v. Switzerland, Appl. No. 29217/12, para 132.