If you are citing a section of that constitution which has since been amended. In the united states, constitutions and statutes are structured in a way that allows citation of relevant provisions without regard to how any particular version or edition has been printed or electronically distributed. The most recent edition of the bluebook prescribes adding. Guide to cite using bluebook citation method with examples. History of bluebook the development of the bluebook from its inception in 1926 as a twentysixpage pamphlet. When i add new footnotes, the numbering in supra citations. More on section 7 of the torture convention, the volokh conspiracy jan. Citing other resources bluebook guide guides at georgetown.
The bluebook contains rules that prescribe how to cite a variety of legal documents. The bluebook style guide is used in the american legal profession for citation of all relevant sources. How do i cite a source that ive already cited in another footnote. Generations of law students, lawyers, scholars, judges, and other legal professionals have relied on the bluebooks unique system of citation in their writing.
If the federal statute that you are citing is still in force, bluebook rule 12. The section symbol followed by a space and the section number containing the statute. The bluebook is the resource all attorneys and legal scholars use to properly cite and format legal documents. Citing cases bluebook guide guides at georgetown law library. For example, 735 ilcs 52101 is a single section, not a range from 2 to 101. The bluebook style guide is used in the american legal profession for citation of. When citing a range of sections or an entire act, the range must be specified in the citation. Bluebook citation for legal materials purdue writing lab. A citation to a federal statute in one of the unofficial codes is essentially the same as a citation to the united states code with the addition of the publisher rule 12. If a cited work has two authors, include both names in the same order as they appear in the original separated by an ampersand. Federal statutes bluebook guide guides at georgetown. Additionally, the chicago manual of style recommends its use for all citation of legal material. For generations, law students, lawyers, scholars, judges, and other legal professionals have relied on the bluebooks unique system of citation.
In this fundamental sense, they are and long have been vendor and mediumneutral. The bluebook, is the definitive style guide for legal citation in the united states. Bluebook rule 12 covers how statutes should be cited in legal. For this reason if you are citing to a range of sections, use the words to or through instead of a dash to avoid confusion. How to cite the amendments in bluebook format legal beagle. Citation format examples for footnotes general rules times new roman, size 10, 1 line spacing, justified. Abbreviations of geographical terms, periodicals, publishing terms etc. In case of citing a book that has been edited, write ed. 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. Books, reports, treatises bluebook legal citation tarlton law. Bluebook citation for llm students harvard library research guides.
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