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Citation styles

Australian Guide to Legal Citation, 4th ed . (pdf) The AGLC provides Australia with a uniform system of legal citation.
Bluebook Quick Style Guide. Examples illustrate how to cite commonly used sources in accordance with The Bluebook's Whitepages (partial free access).
Canadian guide to uniform legal citation, 10th ed. (Toronto: Carswell, 2023). A bilingual and bijuridical guide to citations of legal materials that establishes the legal citation standard in Canada. (Print version)
Canadian guide to uniform legal citation online 10th ed (via WestlawNext Canada) A bilingual and bijuridical guide to citations of legal materials that establishes the legal citation standard in Canada. (Online version)
Canadian Open Access Legal Citation Guide (COAL) 2024 / Guide canadien de la référence juridique en accès libre (RJAL)
Citer des références bibliographiques juridiques: Guide de rédaction: notes de bas de page et bibliographie. Urfist de Bordeaux, École doctorale Droit de Bordeaux.
Guide to Foreign and International Legal Citations (pdf). The most comprehensive source for international citations rules.
A Neutral Citation Standard for Case Law. The history as well as the rationale behind the proposal for a neutral citation in Canada.
Oxford Standard Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) A style guide that provides the modern method of legal citation in the United Kingdom.
Harvard Law Review Association, The bluebook : a uniform system of citation, 19th ed. (Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Law Review Association, 2010). Prescribes the most widely used legal citation system in the United States.
Didier Lluelles, Guide des références pour la rédaction juridique 8th ed (Montréal: Éditions Thémis, 2014). Modes des citations généralement suivis dans le Québec juridique contemporain.