Bluebook rule 12 covers how statutes should be cited in legal documents. The bluebook contains rules that prescribe how to cite a variety of legal documents. Citation clauses are set off from the text by commas and immediately follow the proposition to which they relate. International law sources law legal citation guide research. Weird bluebook rules bluebook citations libguides at. The bluebook, is the definitive style guide for legal citation in the united states. A uniform system of citation, a style guide, prescribes the most widely used legal citation system in the united states. The bluebook was accepted as well as critiqued but now it has come a long way with the nineteenth 19 th edition. This research guide lists citation manuals and dictionaries of legal abbreviations to help you with these tasks. Basic layout bluebook 101 library guides at university of. It is the outgrowth of an article by judge greenhill, now chief justice greenhill, of the texas supreme. Citation clause like a citation sentence, but set off my commas rather than periods. These tips are searchable and linked to the bluebook content they address.
For generations, law students, lawyers, scholars, judges, and other legal professionals have relied on the. A guide for students and practitioners legal citation, third edition. In a diverse and rapidly changing legal profession, the bluebook continues to provide a systematic method by which members of the profession communicate important information to one another about the sources and legal authorities upon. You may also want to buy a copy of the book mastering the blue book or something similar to help you understand how to use this book. Both the bluebook and the alwd guide to legal citation call for identification of the publisher or brand of any commercial compilation used, not prepared under direct supervision of the statelexisnexis in the third example. A uniform system of citation is where you can spend hours delving into details and norms and still have no clear idea of how to cite a certain source. Never use the two character postal abbreviations for states. A uniform system of citation, 18th edition harvard law on. The bluebook a uniform system of citation 20th edition.
Citing treaties and other international agreements apa style. Bluebook citation for llm students bluebook citation for. For further information on federal statutes, please click here. The most useful answers are gathered here as blue tips, classified by subject. Bluebook citation for legal materials purdue writing lab. A uniform system of citation and the alwd guide to legal. B58 2015 covers administrative and executive materials. Uniform system of citation, in its current 20th edition, presents a guide for lawyers for constructing legal citations, covering the format of citations from a variety of legal sources, including. Provides an overview of the basic rules of legal citation in both the bluebook. The editors provide authoritative guidance to reasonable questions on subjects covered by the bluebook.
Such citations and references are more useful to readers. Use this free bluebook website citation generator to save time. The bluebook of legal citation is a must have for every law student because lawyers are crazy and have to have a crazy way of citing everything. The precise format of a case citation depends on a number of factors, including the jurisdiction, court, and type of case. Generations of law students, lawyers, scholars, judges, and other legal professionals have relied on the bluebooks unique.
In a diverse and rapidly changing legal profession. In recent years, new bluebook editions have appeared every five years. Home legal citation guides and abbreviations research. A uniform system of citation 20th edition, presents a guide for lawyers for constructing citations, covering the format of citations from a variety of legal sources, including court cases. This book is a reference guide that, believe it or not, will be. There are too many rules for this introductory guide to cover. Bluebook rule 15 gives the citation format for books, reports, and other nonperiodic materials. Oh, but the lawyers and law students who write and organize the. Internet citation bluebook citation 101 practitioner. For further information on state statutes, please click here consult the blue pages, rule b12, if you are writing a brief or memo. This book sets out forms for the complex collection of texas authorities which often must be used.
Guide to cite using bluebook citation method with examples. Generally speaking, the citation should include the authors full name, the title of the book, the page cited, editors. A uniform system of citation exemplifies hypertrophy in the anthropological sense. Law school bluebook basics one of the books that all 1l law students are required to purchase is the bluebook. Bt2 jurisdictionspecific citation rules and style guides. The bluebook style guide is used in the american legal profession for citation of all relevant sources. The chicago manual of style points to the bluebook. The title, a uniform system of citation, has always been somewhat odd. For california statutes, the bluebook allows citations to deerings california codes annotated available in print and on lexis or wests annotated california codes available in print and on westlaw. A uniform system of citation, which is used in the legal field, does have detailed guidance on citation of united nations materials. Do not begin a citation clause with a capital letter unless the citation clause begins with a. Paralegal career for dummies, 2nd edition for dummies careereducation.
If you do not know what the abbreviations in rule 21. Citing cases bluebook guide guides at georgetown law. Citation federal administrative law research guides at. The system is hardly uniform, and the book governs style as well as citations. A uniform system of citation for preparing citations and references to legal materials. Additionally, the chicago manual of style recommends its use for. When filing legal documents with a court, court rules of citation apply. A uniform system of citation, 2015 edition the bluebook. There is no one prevailing source for citation of legal authorities in documents filed in new york courts.
Statutes bluebook legal citation tarlton law library. Generations of law students, lawyers, scholars, judges, and other legal professionals have relied on the bluebooks unique system of citation in their writing. It is a monstrous growth, remote from the functional need for legal citation. In case the book is being published by more than one publishing house, write the. Earlier editions, however, were issued on a more ad hoc basis. Ignorance of the rules is not an acceptable excuse for taking actions contrary to the regulation. Citation format examples for footnotes general rules times new roman, size 10, 1 line spacing, justified. A uniform system of citation is the basic citation resource for washington appellate court opinions except as noted below.
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