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Legal Citations

Legal Citations . Vicki Jay Leung, Reference Librarian Paul Martin Law Library October 28 & 30, 2013. Citations are used to document where you can find sources used in a report: Find them in secondary sources, to track down primary sources of law (legislation, cases)

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Legal Citations

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  1. Legal Citations

    Vicki Jay Leung, Reference Librarian Paul Martin Law Library October 28 & 30, 2013
  2. Citations are used to document where you can find sources used in a report: Find them in secondary sources, to track down primary sources of law (legislation, cases) To record which sources you used in your report for academic papers or legal proceedings The Purpose
  3. Introduction of the McGill Guide, 7th edition How to interpret a citation to statutes you find in secondary sources How to create a case citation that you can use to document primary sources you relied on N.B. There are many other types of documents not covered in this session, please refer to the McGill Guide or come to the Reference Office for help Learning Objectives
  4. Why do we have legal citations? Pop Question
  5. So readers of your work can find the primary & secondary sources of laws that you are referring to Helps with your credibility Balance between providing useful information & saving space on the page Can provide additional information related to a case or piece of legislation that you are referring to Answers
  6. Note the difference between revised & annual statutes Note the difference between federal & Ontario regulations Amount of information included in a citation depends on the purpose of including it (ex. pinpointing to sections, or referencing amending statutes after substantive statutes) Deciphering legislation citations
  7. Revised Statute: Occupational Health and Safety Act, RSO 1990, c O.1, s 1(1) Short title of statute Revision, jurisdiction & year Alpha-numeric chapter Pin-point to a specific section (if referring to) Revised Statute Citation
  8. Annual Statute: Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Violence and Harassment in the Workplace), 2009, SO 2009, c 23 Short title of statute (includes year) Statutes, jurisdiction & year Chapter number (sometimes alphanumeric in provinces outside of Ontario) Sessional or Annual Statute Citation
  9. Regulation: Health Care and Residential Facilities, O.Reg 67/93 Canada Occupational Health & Safety Regulations, SOR/86-304, s 20.1 Title (optional) Abbreviated regulation designation Year-Regulation number Pinpoint to section Regulation Citation
  10. Parts of case citation Neutral citation Parallel citations (official, semi-official, unofficial sources) How much information you want to include is dependent on the purpose in your essay (ex. judge’s name, case history etc.) Building a Case Citation
  11. R v Morgentaler, [1988] 1 SCR 30 R v Morgentaler(1985), 52 OR (2d) 353 (CA) style of cause judgment year Volume abbreviated case reporter (series number if applicable) page number jurisdiction & level of court (not evident by reporter name) Parts of a citation
  12. Province of New Brunswick v Morgentaler, 2009 NBCA 26 Style of cause Judgment year Court abbreviation ordinal number Can only be created by the court by which it originates Created in 1999 in accordance to a Federation of Law Societies’ Special Task Force recommendation Courts across Canada slowly adopted this practice in the early 2000’s (common practice today) Neutral Citations
  13. Providing 2 citations for the same case To help readers increase their chance of finding the case Traditionally print publications have priority over electronic Order of preference: Neutral citation>official print>semi-official print> unofficial print & electronic sources How to find a case in other reporters: Quicklaw Westlaw Canada CanLii Canadian Abridgement (Canadian Case Citations) Parallel Citations
  14. To help you decipher legal abbreviation to a reporter or statutes set, recommend using: Bieber’sDictionary Legal Abbreviations Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations Law Library has additional titles that you can look up in the online catalogue, go to www.uwindsor.ca/law/library Legal Abbreviation Dictionaries
  15. There are many other different legal documents that you may need to cite that were not covered in this 1hour session. How would you go about citing these sources in your academic paper/factum/memorandum? Pop Question
  16. When in doubt refer to the McGill Guide For further clarification ask your professor or friendly reference librarian  Answer
  17. Vicki Jay Leung, Reference Librarian Reference Hours: Monday to Thursday 10:30 am to 5:00 pm Fridays 10:30 am to 12 noon (Student Reference Associates available in evenings and weekends) If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask!! Contact InformationEmail: Vicki.JayLeung@uwindsor.caPhone: (519) 253-3000 ext. 4266 or ext. 2975
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