Guide to OSCOLA Referencing

Summary:

The text is a beginner’s guide to OSCOLA referencing, providing tips and guidelines for citing various sources. It covers primary and secondary sources, including cases, statutes, EU legislation and cases, European Court of Human Rights, books, encyclopedias, journal articles, online journals, command papers, law commission reports, websites, blogs, newspaper articles, and Hansard. The guide explains how to subsequently cite in footnotes, using “ibid.” for immediate citations and referencing the original citation for interrupted citations. It emphasizes using italics for party names, shortened citations for subsequent references, and including footnote numbers. The summary concludes by highlighting that all footnotes should end with full stops.

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Guide to OSCOLA Referencing

CONTENTS:
– How To Subsequently Cite In Footnotes:
– Primary Sources:
– Cases……………………………………………………………………….3
– Statutes…………………………………………………………………..3-4
– EU Legislation & Cases…………………………………………………4-5
– European Court of Human Rights………………………………………5-7
– Secondary Sources:
– Books………………………………………………………………………8
– Encyclopedias……………………………………………………………8-9
– Journal Articles…………………………………………………………9-10
– Online Journals…………………………………………………………..10
– Command Papers & Law Commission Reports………………………10-12
– Websites & Blogs…………………………………………………………12
– Newspaper Articles………………………………………………………13
– Hansard……………………………………………………………….13-14

HOW TO SUBSEQUENTLY CITE IN FOOTNOTES: PRIMARY SOURCES:
Cases:
If the subsequent citation is IMMEDIATELY after the full citation, “ibid.” will be used.
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E.g. Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] UKHL 100 [1932] AC 562. 🠊 ibid.
If the subsequent citation is interrupted by other footnotes, you must identify the case and refer it
back to the original citation.
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E.g. Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] UKHL 100 [1932] AC 562. 🠊 Donoghue (n.1).
NOTICE:
– In IMMEDIATE subsequent citations, the word “ibid.” is used.
– In the other example:
– 1 party name is mentioned
– Party name is still in ITALICS
– “(n.1)” refers to the footnote number the original, full citation is.
– The number changes accordingly
– FOOTNOTES ALWAYS END IN FULL STOPS
Statutes:
If the subsequent citation is IMMEDIATELY after the full citation, “ibid.” will be used.
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E.g. Sexual Offences Act 2003 (SOA 2003), s1(1)c. 🠊 ibid.
If the subsequent citation is interrupted by other footnotes, you must add the abbreviation of the
statute before the specific section of the original citation in brackets. After that, you may use the
abbreviated version of the statute.
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Eg. Sexual Offences Act 2003 (SOA 2003), s1(1)c. 🠊 SOA 2003.