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Major legal citation style comparison
Note for April 2024 comparisons to sandbox: series=reporter; firstpage->firstpage+at; authority=author; year->date

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See e.g. Murdoch Univ Library AGLC Referencing Guide:

Legislation:

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NYU International law guide
The NYU 2006 book covers several worldwide jurisdictions. 1st edition is free online, but 2nd edition (2009) is printed, and I can't find further updates.

UN
Examples
 * U.N. CHARTER, art.2, para.4.
 * S.C. Res. 1141, U.N. SCOR, 52d Year, Resolutions and Decisions of the Security Council 1997, at 91, U.N. Doc. S/INF/53 (1999).
 * Or cite by report volume: S.C. Res. 743, 47 U.N. SCOR at 42, U.N. Doc. S/RES/743 (1992) [Establishing a Protection Force].
 * Informal/subsequent: S.C. Res. 487 (19 June 1981), para. 3.


 * G.A. Res. 183, U.N. GAOR, 52d Sess., Supp. No. 52, vol. I, at 157, U.N. Doc. A/52/49 (vol. I) (1999).
 * Short form: G.A. Res. 183, 49 GAOR at 157, U.N. Doc. A/52/49 (1999).
 * Informal/subsequent: G.A. Res. 242 (22 Nov. 1967), p. 1, para. 1.

EU bodies

 * Method of citing case law from ECLI.  -- Ref is "not published" if not printed in full in the Reports.
 * Judgment of 12 July 2005, Schempp, C-403/03, EU:C:2005:446, paragraph 19


 * ECHR: Decision on admissibility delivered by the Grand Chamber: ---
 * Campbell v. Ireland (dec.) [GC], no. 45678/98, ECHR 1999-II
 * Judgment on revision delivered by a Chamber: --- Campbell v. Ireland (revision), no. 45678/98, § 15, ECHR 1999-II
 * Unreported, etc: --- Durand v. France (striking out), no. 45678/98, § 24, 5 September 1999
 * Slight changes from old style?: --- Allenet de Ribemont v. France (interpretation), 7 August 1996, § 17, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1996-III --- Moreira de Azevedo v. Portugal, no. 11296/84, Commission decision of 14 April 1988, Decisions and Reports 56, p. 126 --- Garnieri v. Italy, no. 22256/88, Commission decision of 18 May 1992, unreported
 * If a titles of judgment includes the name of a newspaper or publication, the name will appear in roman: --- The Sunday Times v. the United Kingdom (Article 50), 6 November 1980, § 22, Series A no. 38

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 * ECJ:
 * C-213/89, The Queen v. Sec'y of State for Transp. ex parte Factortame Ltd., 1990 E.C.R. I-2433.
 * 58/69, Elz v. Comm'n, 16 E.C.R. 507 (1970).


 * Legislation:  -- Council Directive 90/476, art. 5, 1990 O.J. (L 266) 1, 2.

APA
-- European Commission. (2007). Making globalisation profitable. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.

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 * Constitutional jurisdiction: Conseil constitutionnel [CC] [Constitutional Court] decision No., ,  ,  ().
 * Conseil constitutionnel [CC] [Constitutional Court] decision No. 82-154DC, Dec. 29, 1982, Rec. 80 (Fr.).
 * Constitution: ().
 * Codes: [ ] [] ().
 * Code civil [C. civ.] [Civil Code] art. 23 (Fr.).
 * Statute, Loi, Decret: du  [], [] [],, p. ().
 * Loi 2008-776 du 4 août 2008 de modernisation de l’économie [Law 2008-776 of August 4, 2008 on the Modernization of the Economy],, Aug. 5, 2008, p. 12471.
 * Loi 85-699 du 11 juillet 1985 tendant à la constitution d'archives audiovisuelles de la justice [Law 85-699 of July 11, 1985 for the Formation of Audiovisual Archives of the Judiciary], III, No. 57447.
 * Treaties and conventions:, , , Journal Officiel de la République Française [J.O.] [Official Gazette of France], , p. ().
 * Tourism Accord, Oct. 26, 1979, Fr.-Mex.,, June 15, 1980, p. 1478.
 * Cite to the J.O., if therein; otherwise, cite to one of the following:
 * Recueil des traités et accords de la France (1961–date):, No.
 * Recueil des traités de la France (1713–1906):

Bluebook Canada
"There are six main citation styles used by Canadian case reporters:" (just go to bb site instead of us rewriting all of them) (When citing French translations of Canadian cases, the party names are separated by “c.,” which refers to “contre,” the French translation of “versus.”)
 * 1) Reporters for which the year constitutes the volume number.:, [ ] (  ).
 * Chase v. Campbell, [1962] S.C.R. 425 (Can.).
 * Roméo Lafrance c. Hôpital St-Luc et Commission des affaires sociales, [1980] C.A. 497 (Can. Que.).
 * 2) Reporters that begin at volume one each year, and are thus organized by year first, then volume number. Omit the year of decision when it is the same as the reporter year: (), [ ]  (  <court abbreviation, if applicable>). (Include the year of decision when it is different from the reporter year):
 * R. v. Morgentaler, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 463 (Can.).
 * Brockville Hotel Co. v. Aga Heat (Can.) Ltd., [1944] 2 D.L.R. 698 (Can. Ont. C.A.).
 * Swiss Bank Corp. v. Air Can. (1987), [1988] 1 F.C. 71 (Can. C.A.).
 * 3) Reporters that are divided into series, and are thus organized by series first, then volume number. :,   ( <province abbreviation, if applicable> <court abbreviation, if applicable>).
 * Weber v. Ont. Hydro (1992), 98 D.L.R. 4th 32 (Can. Ont. C.A.).
 * 4) Reporters that are organized by volume only. :,   ( <province abbreviation, if applicable> <court abbreviation, if applicable>).
 * R. v. Chehimi (I.Y.) (2007), 419 A.R. 336 (Can. Alta. Q.B.).
 * 5) Neutral citations:, <neutral citation court abbreviation> , <parallel citation, if desired> (<country abbreviation if not evident from context> <province abbreviation, if applicable>).
 * MacDonald v. Taubner, 2006 ABQB 138, para. 4 (Can.).
 * 6) Case citations to electronic systems. WL, QL, and CanLII have different citation formats: CanLII citation format:, CanLII ( <province abbreviation, if applicable> <court abbreviation, if applicable>).
 * Apple Computer Inc. v. Mackintosh Computers Ltd., 1987 CarswellNat 675 (Can. F.T.C.D.) (WL).
 * Victorov v. Davison, [1988] O.J. No. 190 (Can. Ont. H.C.J.) (QL).
 * Doug Burns Excavation Contracting Ltd. v. Int’l Union of Operating Eng’rs, Local 721, 1999 CanLII 1081 (Can. N.S. S.C.).
 * Constitutions:
 * Constitution Act, 1867, 30 & 31 Vict., c 3 (U.K.), reprinted in R.S.C. 1985, app II, no 5 (Can.).
 * Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Part I of the Constitution Act, 1982, being Schedule B to the Canada Act, 1982, c 11 (U.K.).
 * Statutes: Justice Laws Consolidated Acts collection:.
 * Province of Ontario Savings Office Act, R.S.O. 1990, c P.30 (Can.).
 * Code of Civil Procedure, R.S.Q., c C-25 (Can.).
 * Civil Code of Québec, S.Q. 1991, c 64, art 2 (Can.).
 * Freehold Mineral Rights Tax Act, R.S.A. 2000, c F-26, amended by S.A. 2006, c 21 (Can. Alta.).
 * Regulations: Justice Laws Consolidated Regulations collection: Federal regulations, as registered citation:, SOR/ - or SI/ -.
 * Passenger Information Regulations (Preclearance Act), SOR/2002-147 (Can.).
 * Speed Limits, O. Reg. 383/08 (Can.).

BlueBook China
Translated sources: For citations to translated or bilingual sources, choose one of the following options:
 * 1) Follow rule 20.2.5, giving parallel citations to the original language source and a translated version;
 * 2) Where the original is difficult or impossible to verify, cite to the translated source without reference to the original language version. In this case, it is not necessary to preface the source with “translated in.”


 * Law on Guarding State Secrets (promulgated by the Standing Comm. Nat'l People's Cong., Sept. 5, 1988, rev'd Apr. 29, 2010, effective Oct. 1, 2010), art. 11, 2010 P.R.C. Laws 71.75 (China).


 * Constitutions:,  (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).  (Give the promulgation year of the version cited. Abbreviate the subdivisions of constitutions, such as article and clause, using English abbreviations, )
 * art. 35, § 1 (1982) (China).
 * Laws: <romanized Chinese law name> (<Chinese law name>) [<English translation of law name or shortened name>] (promulgated by <enacting/adopting authority>,, effective )  , <page(s) of specific material, if desired> (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).
 * Lifa Fa (立法法) [Law on Legislation] (promulgated by the Standing Comm. Nat’l People’s Cong., Mar. 15, 2000, effective July 1, 2000) 2000 112 (China).
 * Shiyou Tianranqi Guandao Baohu Fa (石油天然气管道保护法) [Law on the Protection of Petroleum and Natural Gas Pipelines] (promulgated by the Standing Comm. Nat’l People’s Cong., June 25, 2010, effective Oct. 1, 2010), art. 10, 2010 105, 107, translated in 2010 P.R.C. Laws 109, 113.
 * Rules and regulations: <romanized Chinese regulation or rule name> (<Chinese regulation or rule name>) [<English translation of regulation or rule name or shortened name>] (promulgated by <enacting/adopting authority>,, effective ) , , at , <page(s) of specific material, if desired> (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>). (Note that many Chinese databases do not provide searchable codes or numbers uniquely identifying a case, regulation, etc.)
 * Yaopin Jiandu Xingzheng Chufa Chengxu Guiding (药品监督行政处 罚程序规定) [Provisions on Procedures for Administrative Penalties of Drug Supervision] (promulgated by the St. Food & Drug Admin., Apr. 28, 2003, effective July 2, 2003; rev’d by the Ministry of Health, Oct. 17, 2012) St. Council Gaz., Mar. 10, 2013, at 7, http://english1. english.gov.cn/official/2013-03/11/content_2351644.htm (China).
 * Regulation on the Administration of Tourism in Beijing Municipality (promulgated by the Standing Comm. People’s Cong. Beijing Municipality, Sept. 10, 2004, effective Dec. 1, 2004), CLI.10.56742(EN) (Lawinfochina).
 * Judicial interpretations: <romanized Chinese judicial interpretation name and number> (<Chinese judicial interpretation name and number>) [<English translation of judicial interpretation name or shortened name and number>] (promulgated by <enacting/adopting authority>,, effective ) , , at , <page(s) of specific material, if desired> (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).
 * Zuigao Renmin Fayuan Guanyu Shiyong <Zhongua Renmin Gongheguo Xingzheng Susong Fa> De Jieshi, Fashi [2018] Yi Hao (最高人民法院关 于适用《中华人民共和国行政诉讼法》的解释，法释【2018】1号) [Interpretation on Application of <Administrative Procedure Law of People’s Republic of China>, Judicial Interpretation No. 1 [2018]] (promulgated by the Judicial Comm. Sup. People’s Ct., Nov. 13, 2017, effective Feb. 8, 2018) Sup. People’s Ct. Gaz., Feb. 6, 2018, http://gongbao.court.gov.cn/Details/ff963094d7a6d678980d4972b5961e.html (China).
 * Treaties and conventions --
 * Citation of a bilateral treaty, convention, or international agreement:, , , <abbreviated names of parties to agreement>, (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).
 * Citation of a multilateral treaty, convention, or international agreement:, , , <one Chinese treaty source>, <one international treaty source, if applicable> (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).

BlueBook India

 * Statutes: use official govn't source like The Gazette of India: <act/ordinance name>, <year of act/ordinance>, § (<if ordinance, date of ordinance>) (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).
 * The National Food Security Ordinance, 2013, §3 (July 5, 2013).
 * Bills:, <year of Bill>, Bill No. of , § (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).
 * The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2013, Bill No. 112 of 2013, §3 (August 5, 2013).
 * Circulars, Directions and Guidelines: <name of issuing authority>, <circular/direction/guideline name>, <circulation/direction/guideline number, if available> (Issued on <date of circular/direction/guideline> (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).
 * Securities and Exchange Board of India, Master Circular for Depositories, SEBI/HO/MRD/DP/CIR/P/118 (Issued on October 25, 2019).

Bluebook Ireland
Online references should be to the Irish Statute Book, where available.
 * Statutes: <short title, including year if in title> (<Act No., or if before 1938, Pub. Stat. No.>/ ) (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).
 * Control of Exports Act 2008 (Act No. 1/2008) (Ir.), http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2008/act/1/enacted/en/html.
 * Admin material: <short name of instrument or order> (SI / ) (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>). -- (Or:) -- <short name of instrument or order> (SR & O of ) (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).
 * Control of Fishing for Salmon Order 2008 (SI 98/2008) (Ir.), http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2008/si/98/made/en/print.
 * Eggs (Regulation of Export to Germany) Order 1936 (SR & O 89 of 1936) (Ir.), Redirected to: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1936 /sro/89/made/en/print.
 * Parliamentary debates:  col. (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).
 * 83 Dáil Deb. (Feb. 17, 1979) col. 556 (Ir.).
 * Commission reports:, (<Parliament number if available>, <year of publication if available>) (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).
 * (1999).
 * Treaties:, ITS No. / (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).
 * Agreement Between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ITS No. 1/2008 (Ir.).

BlueBook Nigeria

 * Statutes:  Cap., <section, if desired> (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).
 * Statutes altern.: No.   :<issue number, if applicable> <“O.G.” or “S.O.G.”>, <page(s) of specific material, if desired> <section, if desired> (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).


 * Civil Aviation (Amendment) Decree No. (51) (1999) 86:35 O.G., A1895 § 1 (Nigeria).
 * Electoral Act No. (6) (2010) 97:64 O.G., A1103 (Nigeria).
 * Acts Authentication Act (1990) Cap. (4), § 1 (Nigeria), http://www .nigeria-law.org/Acts%20Authentication%20Act.htm.

Bluebook Russia
(official government portal for laws and other legal information) (summaries and translations of selected presidential acts in English on the Russian Federation President’s website) (website of the Russian Supreme Court with access to the Court’s rulings


 * Cases: Citation of a ruling or explanation of the Verkhovnyĭ Sud Rossiĭskoĭ (Verkh. Sud RF) (Russian Federation Supreme Court): <ruling or decision name, with subdivisions if desired> [<English translation of ruling or decision name, with subdivisions if desired>], [ ] [<English translation of publication name>] <year of publication, or full date of publication if citation is made to a newspaper>, No., p. <page(s) of specific material> (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).
 * Postanovlenie Plenuma Verkhovnogo Suda Rossiĭskoĭ Federatsii “Nekotorye Voprosy Vozmeshchenia Vreda” ot 1 noiabr’ 2008 g., abz. 4 p. 3 [Plenary Ruling of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, “Selected Issues of Damage Compensation,” of Nov. 1, 2008, section 4, part 3], [BVS] [Bulletin of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation] 2008, No. 12, p. 17.
 * Postanovlenie Plenuma Verkhovnogo Suda Rossiĭskoĭ Federatsii “Nekotorye Voprosy Vozmeshchenia Vreda” ot 1 noiabr’ 2008 g., abz. 4 p. 3 st. 89 [Article 89, Part 3, Section 4 of the Russian Federa- tion Supreme Court Plenary Ruling on Selected Issues of Damage Compensation of Nov. 1, 2008], [Ros. Gaz.] Dec. 1, 2008.
 * Cases in Konstitutsionnyĭ Sud Rossiĭskoĭ Federatsii (Konst. Sud RF) (Russian Federation Constitutional Court): Cite to the Russian official gazettes Sobranie Zakonodatel’stva Rossiĭskoĭ Federatsii or Rossiĭskaia Gazeta: <ruling or decision name, with subdivisions if desired> [<English translation of ruling or decision name, with subdivisions if desired>], Sobranie Zakonodatel’stva Rossiĭskoĭ Federatsii [SZ RF] [Russian Federation Collection of Legislation], No. , Item (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).
 * Or else: [<English translation of document name, with subdivisions if desired>], Rossiĭskaia Gazeta [Ros. Gaz.] (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).


 * Postanovlenie Konstitutsionnogo Suda Rossiĭskoĭ Federatsii ot 1 dekabria 2008 g. [Ruling of the Russian Federation Constitutional Court of Dec. 1, 2008], [SZ RF] [Russian Federation Collection of Legislation] 2008, No. 37, Item 3451.
 * Constitutions: [ ] [Constitution] (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>). (For constitutions in force before 1993, indicate the jurisdiction and the date of adoption:)
 * art. 27 (Russ.).
 * Codes: Codes can be cited to their publication in Russia’s official gazette or as individual documents: [ ] [<English translation of code name>] (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).
 * [GK RF] [Civil Code] art. 123 (Russ.).
 * Statutes and decrees: [<English translation of law>], [ ] [<name of publication in English, unless citing to Ros. Gaz.>] <year of publication, or full date of publication if citation is made to a newspaper>,, (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>). (Do not include [<English translation of law>] if the full title of the document is included in the text.)
 * Federal’nyĭ Zakon RF o Grazhdanstve Rossiĭskoĭ Federatsii [Federal Law of the Russian Federation on Citizenship of the Russian Federa- tion], [Russian Federation Collection of Legislation] 2004, No. 12, Item 1151.
 * [Russian Federation Collection of Legislation] 2004, No. 12, Item 1151.
 * Citation format for acts published in a newspaper: [<name of act in English>],, , (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>). (Cite legislative acts for the period of 1917 to 1937 to 'Soviet Acts' or 'Russian Acts':)
 * Zakon SSSR o Grazhdanstve SSSR [USSR Law on Citizenship of the USSR],, Dec. 12, 1988, p. 3.
 * [Bulletin of the USSR Central Executive Committee of the Councils of Workers’ and Peasants’ Deputies]
 * laws of the Russian Empire: [<English translation of law>] [ ] [<name of publication in English>],, , No. (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).
 * Zakon o Poseleniiakh na Kitaĭskoĭ Granitse [Law on the Chinese Border Settlements] [PSZ] [Complete Collection of Laws of the Russian Empire], II, v. XLIX, 1874, No. 53418.
 * Legislative hearings: [<English translation of hearing title>] [ ] [<English translation of publication name>] Issue, , p. <page(s) of specific material> (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).
 * O Razvitii Sporta v Rossiĭskoĭ Federatsii [On Sport Development in the Russian Federation] Parlamentskie Slushaniia v Gosudarstvennoĭ Dume [Parl. Slush.] [Parliamentary Hearings in the State Duma] Issue XI, Jan.–June 2003, p. 17 (Russ.).
 * Sostoianie Zakonodatel’noĭ Bazy Okhrany Zdorov’ia, Slushaniia v Sovete Federatsii RF [State of Legislation on Health Care, Hearings in the RF Federation Council], Mar. 25, 2004 (Russ.).
 * Sostoianie Zakonodatel’noĭ Bazy Okhrany Zdorov’ia, Slushaniia v Sovete Federatsii RF [State of Legislation on Health Care, Hearings in the RF Federation Council], Mar. 25, 2004 (Russ.).

Bluebook Switzerland
multilingual country example
 * Bundesgericht (BGer)/Tribunal fédéral (TF)/Tribunale federale (TF) (Federal Supreme Court): Cite to BGE/ATF/DTF, or SJ, if therein; otherwise, cite to Pra or JdT.: [ ] [<English translation of court name>], <docket number for decisions only published online> [<reporter or periodical abbreviation>]  (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).
 * Bundesgericht [BGer] [Federal Supreme Court] Jan. 28, 1999, 125 [BGE] I 96 (Switz.).
 * Tribunal fédérale [TF] Jan. 10, 2014, 4A_431/2013.
 * Bundesgericht [BGer] [Federal Supreme Court] Sept. 23, 2008, 2C_268/2008 (Switz.).
 * Tribunal pénal fédéral [TPF] [Federal Criminal Court] Feb. 21, 2014, RH.2014.2 (Switz.).
 * current constitution: <> [<constitution abbreviation in German or French>] [], <abbreviation or full title of systematic collection of laws> , , <paragraph, if applicable> (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).
 * Apr. 18, 1999, SR 101, art. 29, para. 1 (Switz.).
 * Apr. 18, 1999, RO 101, art. 29, para. 1 (Switz.).
 * former constitution: <title in German and/or French>,, <abbreviation or full title of chronological collection of laws in German and/or French> [<abbreviation of former constitution in German and/or French>] <paragraph, if applicable> (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).
 * Bundesverfassung, Constitution fédérale, May 29, 1874, AS 1, RO 1 [BV 1874, Cst 1874] art. 4 (Switz.).
 * Codes: <code name in German, French, and/or Italian> [<code abbreviation in German, French, and/or Italian>] [<English translation of code name>], , , <paragraph, if applicable> (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).
 * Schweizerisches Zivilgesetzbuch [ZGB], Code civil [CC], Codice civile [CC] [Civil Code] Dec. 10, 1907, SR 210, RS 210, art. 3 (Switz.).
 * To cite a former version of a code that was in effect at an earlier date, rather than citing to the updated and systematic compilation of laws, which is maintained as a loose-leaf system and available online, it is preferable to cite to the chronological collection of laws and to mention the operative date or the last amending law:


 * Schweizerisches Strafgesetzbuch [StGB] [Criminal Code] Dec. 21, 1937, SR 757 (1938), as amended by Gesetz, Oct. 4, 1991, AS 2465 (1992), art. 37, para. 1 (Switz.).

BlueBook Roman Law
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 * Digest of Justinian. Citation format: . . (, <book number of work of author>).
 * 9.2.23 (Ulpian, Ad Edictum 18).
 * Code of Justinian. Citation format: . .<section number(s)> (<relevant emperor name(s)> <year(s)>).
 * 2.45.3 (Diocletian & Maximian 290/293).
 * Novels of Justinian. Citation format: . . (Citations to a particular English translation may be included parenthetically.)
 * 15.1 (535) (F. de Zuleta trans., 1946).