Legal Citation Workshop引用的法律研讨会.ppt

Academic Success ProgramLegal Citation Workshop By Sharon Wang January 23, 2012 Why cite? Give credit to others for their intellectual creation Demonstrate the scope and quality of your research Support your argument by providing authoritative sources Provide references to locate the information for readers …and yourself How to cite? McGill Guide to Uniform Legal Citation Legislation Jurisprudence Government Documents International Materials Secondary Sources and Other Materials The Blue Book: a uniform system of citation: KF245 B58 2010 Other citation guides Legislation Core information in a Statute citation Title Type of Statutes Jurisdiction Date – Version of law Chapter Number – where to find it? Pinpoint Legislation Federal Statutes: Interpretation Act, RSC 1985, c I-21, s 2. An Act to Amend the Judges Act, SC 2009, c 19. Provincial Statutes: Liquor Control Act, RSO 1990, c L.18. Holocaust Memorial Day Act, SBC 2000, c 3. Statutes – Additional Information Emergency Measures Act, SM 1987, c 11, as amended by SM 1997, c 28. An Act to Amend the Labour Standards Act, SNWT 1999, c 18, amending RSNWT 1988, c L-1. Jurisprudence Core information in a case citation: Name of case Level of court Jurisdiction Decision date Source – where can this decision be found? Jurisprudence Neutral citation (cite to the document) R v Kerr, 2004 SCC 44 (CanLII). Ireland v Ireland, 2011 ONCA 623 (QL). R v Ashby, 2011 BCSC 1334 (WL Can) Jurisprudence Parallel citations (cite to the source) R v Latimer, 2001 SCC 1, [2001] 1 SCR 3, 193 DLR (4th) 577. R v Kerr, [2004] 2 SCR 371, 240 DLR (4th) 257, 322 NR 91, [2004] 9 WWR 75, 28 Alta.LR (4th) 1, 354 AR 114, 185 CCC (3d) 1, 20 CR (6th) 199, 61 WCB (2d) 69. Jurisprudence Reported Cases v. Unreported cases Underwood v. Underwood, 1995 CarswellOnt 88 (WL Can) (Ont Gen Div). R. v. Crete (18 April 1991), Ottawa 97/03674 (Ont. Prov. Ct.). Jurisprudence- Court When to provide supplementary information in the citation?