Researching and Writing a Law Review Note or Seminar Paper: Citation Manuals

Published by Professor Christopher Sprigman of NYU.

Compiled by ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law, International Law Students Association, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center.

NYU JIIP Guide.Covers 45 countries, including Singapore, Sharia law and some international organizations and tribunals. For each country, it presents a Country Profile, titles of the major legal sources and citation/abbreviation as practiced in the jurisdiction.

PDF; Print copy available via NYU Law Library

Includes guidance on APA, MLA, Chicago and AMA styles.

With an article on your screen, click the Cite button above the table of contents to get the citation format for the article in these formats: Bluebook, OSCOLA, [McGill] Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation, Chicago, APA, and MLA.

Covers abbreviations for English language legal publications from the British Isles, the Commonwealth and the United States, including those covering international and comparative law, and a wide selection of major foreign language law publications.

By Donald Raistrick. Covers publications from the UK, Ireland and the U.S., with some coverage of the countries of the EU, Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America.

For Western European legal abbreviations. Aso includes links to other online legal abbreviation tools.

Alphabetical list of abbreviations for reporters. Provides full title, jurisdiction, dates, and some alternate citations.

There are also foreign language dictionaries and legal dictionaries at the Reference Desk.

By Mary Miles Prince. Dictionary of abbreviations used in legal literature in the U.S., U.K. and other jurisdictions. Also contains a reverse dictionary (from full title/word to abbreviation).

Click on UCIA under 'Tools' at the top of the page. Published by GAR, Global Arbitration Review

Background on and description of the legal system and branches of government, suggested sources and citation formats, plus a list of other guides to the country's legal sources.

By Igor I. Kavass & Mary Miles Prince.