International legal citation styles are different from U.S. styles in a few important ways:

1. Different Formats:

• In the U.S., we often use the Bluebook style for citations.
• Bluebook has specific rules on how to format cases, laws, and other sources.
• International styles, like OSCOLA (from Oxford) or ICRC, use different abbreviations and focus more on international treaties and agreements.

2. Order of Information:

• U.S. citations have a set order. For example, you list the case name, volume number, reporter, page number, and year. An example is Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973).
• International citations may put more importance on where the case is from and the main source. They might start with the date of the case or what it is about.

3. Detailed Citations:

• U.S. citation styles usually require pinpoint citations, which means pointing out specific pages for details.
• Many international formats do not require these unless it's very important for understanding.

Knowing these differences is important for doing good legal research and writing in different places around the world.