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This guide has every tip and trick needed compiled into a single document. It's super easy to follow and I guarantee you, if you follow this guide, you won't lose any marks when it comes to OSCOLA referencing. As a first year law student, referencing using the OSCOLA technique did not come eas...

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BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO OSCOLA REFERENCING

,CONTENTS:

- Referencing Primary Sources In Footnotes:

- Cases………………………………………………………………………………4

- Statutes…………………………………………………………………………….4

- EU Legislation & Cases………………………………………………………...4-5

- European Court of Human Rights………………………………………………5-6


- Referencing Secondary Sources In Footnotes:

- Books……………………………………………………………………………7-8

- Encyclopedias…………………………………………………………………...8-9

- Journal Articles………………………………………………………………...9-10

- Online Journals…………………………………………………………………..10

- Command Papers & Law Commission Reports……………………………...10-11

- Websites & Blogs………………………………………………………………...11

- Newspaper Articles………………………………………………………………12

- Hansard…………………………………………………………………………..12



- How To Subsequently Cite In Footnotes:

- Primary Sources:

- Cases……………………………………………………………………..13

- Statutes………………………………………………………………..14-15

- EU Legislation & Cases……………………………………………...14-15

- European Court of Human Rights……………………………………15-17

- Secondary Sources:

- Books…………………………………………………………………….18

, - Encyclopedias………………………………………………………...18-19

- Journal Articles…………………………………………………………..19

- Online Journals……………………………………………………….19-20

- Command Papers & Law Commission Reports……………………...20-22

- Websites & Blogs………………………………………………………...22

- Newspaper Articles………………………………………………………23

- Hansard……………………………………………………………….23-24



- How To Apply OSCOLA Referencing To Your Bibliography:

- Primary Sources:

- Cases……………………………………………………………………..25

- Statutes…………………………………………………………………...25

- EU Legislation & Cases………………………………………………….26

- European Court of Human Rights……………………………………26-27

- Secondary Sources:

- Books…………………………………………………………………….28

- Encyclopedias……………………………………………………………28

- Journal Articles……………………………………………………….28-29

- Online Journals…………………………………………………………..29

- Command Papers & Law Commission Reports……………………...29-30

- Websites & Blogs……………………………………………………...…30

- Newspaper Articles………………………………………………………30

- Hansard………………………………………………………………30-31

,REFERENCING PRIMARY SOURCES IN FOOTNOTES:

Cases:

Case Name [year] | Court Name & Number [year] | Volume Report Abbreviation | The First Page
The Case Starts With

Eg. Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] UKHL 100 [1932] AC 562.

NOTICE:

- Party names are in ITALICS
- ‘V’ is NOT in italics
- The year is in SQUARE brackets
- FOOTNOTES ALWAYS END IN FULLSTOPS

Depending on your university, the volume report abbreviation and first page may not be
necessary when referencing; do check with your lecturers though



Statutes:

Full Name of the Act | Year, Section (and Subsection) of the Act Being Used

Eg. Sexual Offences Act 2003, s1(1)c.

NOTICE:

- Act is NOT in italics
- The year does not require ANY brackets
- ‘s’ represents ‘section’
- ‘()’ represents ‘subsections’
- FOOTNOTES ALWAYS END IN FULLSTOPS



EU Legislation & Cases:

LEGISLATION: Title of Legislation [year] Series Mentioned in the Official Journal (OJ)
Issue/First Page

Eg. Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the
European Community [2007] OJ C 306/1.

NOTICE:

, - Legislation title is NOT in italics
- The year is in SQUARE brackets
- FOOTNOTES ALWAYS END IN FULLSTOPS

CASES: Case Prefix* | Number Indicating Case Registration | Case Name [year] | Report
Citation

Eg. Case C- 176/03 Commission v Council [2005] ECR I-7879.



*Case C = A case that was held in the European Court of Justice (ECJ)
Case T = A case that was held in the General Court (GC)

NOTICE:

- ‘Case C’ = Case Prefix
- ‘176/03’ = Number Indicating Case Registration
- Party names are in ITALICS
- The year is in SQUARE brackets
- ‘ECR I-7879’ = Report Citation
- FOOTNOTES ALWAYS END IN FULLSTOPS



European Court of Human Rights:

CASES: Case Name (year) | Case Report Citation

Eg. Simpson v UK (1989) 64 DR 188.

NOTICE:

- Party names are in ITALICS
- The year is in ROUND brackets
- FOOTNOTES ALWAYS END IN FULLSTOPS



ARTICLES: Full Convention Name | Article Number

Eg. Convention for the Protection of Human Rights & Fundamental Freedoms: The European
Convention on Human Rights, Art 2 & 3.

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