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Guides: Legal citation


Note: at the Deakin Law School we adopt the Australian Guide to Legal Citation

Australian Guide to Legal Citation
By Melbourne University Law Review.

Australian legal citation

Australian Guide to Legal Citation
By Melbourne University Law Review.

Current List of Designators for Courts and Tribunals
From AustLII - Medium and volume neutral citations

Referencing and Citation of Internet Legal Resources - The Truth is Out There
Article by Pearl Rosenberg in 2000 (1) The Journal of Information, Law and Technology (JILT).

Style Guide for Citing Primary Legal Material
From AustLII

Legal Citation in the United States

The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation
Published by the Harvard Law Review Association - you can purchase the Bluebook here or view excerpts and information about the Bluebook.

Introduction to Basic Legal Citation
Article by Peter W. Martin of the Cornell Law School. This Guide was updated in 2006 to reflect changes to the BlueBook. Particularly useful if you are unfamiliar with US citation. Includes discussion of the purpose of legal citation

How to Find a Case When You Do Not Have a Citation (Using a Digest)
US-based. From the Marshall-Wythe Law Library, College of William and Mary.

International Legal Citation

Cultural Considerations Behind Neutral Citations for the International Legal Community
Article by Bruce Kennedy which discusses: 'This paper considers how the evolution of an international system of neutral legal citations will be influenced by national legal cultures.' Published in the Journal of Information, Law and Technology. Citation is: Kennedy B, 'Cultural Considerations' Behind Neutral Citations for the International Legal Community', Commentary 2000 (3) The Journal of Information, Law and Technology (JILT).

Legal Citations
Article by Dr Philip Leith, Queens University of Belfast, regarding legal citations (March 2000) Obstacles to Citation Reform http://elj.warwick.ac.uk/jilt/00-3/foster.html By Professor Lynn Foster published on 31 October 2000 in the Journal of Information and Technology Law. The citation is Foster L, 'Obstacles to Citation Reform', Commentary 2000 (3) The Journal of Information, Law and Technology (JILT). The article discusses "obstacles to the adoption of medium-neutral citation form, focussing on the experience in the United States.'