Oxford University Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities

South Africa
Follow the style used in the 
South African Law Journal
.
USA
Association of Legal Writing Directors and Darby Dickerson (eds), 
ALWD Citation 
Manual: A Professional System of Citation
(3rd edn, Aspen Publishers 2006) .
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation 
(19th edn, Harvard Law Review 
Association 2010) .
4.4 Other useful sources
RW Burchfield, 
The New Fowler’s Modern English Usage
(3rd rev edn, OUP 2004)
Peter Clinch, 
Legal Research: A Practitioner’s Handbook
(Wildy, Simmonds & Hill 
2010)
Derek French, 
How to Cite Legal Authorities
(Blackstone 1996)
Bryan A Garner, 
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage 
(3rd edn, OUP 2011)
Bryan A Garner, 
The Elements of Legal Style 
(2nd edn, OUP 2002)
Sir Ernest Gowers, 
The Complete Plain Words
(3rd edn, Penguin 1987)
RM Ritter,
 Hart’s Rules: The Handbook of Styles for Writers and Editors
(OUP 2004)
ATH Smith, 
Glanville Williams: Learning the Law 
(14th edn, Sweet & Maxwell 2010)
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Index
Abbreviations, 45–49
books of authority, 47
Cardiff Index of Legal Abbreviations, 45
case names, 14, 47, 48
cf (confer), 7 
Command papers, 40
footnotes, 5, 48, 49
ibid (in the same place), 7
journals, 37, 45–47 
law reports, 45–46
legal historical works, 47
lists of abbreviations, 10, 45–49 
punctuation, 7
statutes, 24, 25
statutory instruments, 26, 27
words and phrases, 48, 49
Acts

See 
UK legislation
Articles, 37–38
case notes, 37–38
date of access, 38
forthcoming articles, 38
hard copy journals, 37
journal abbreviations, 45–47 
newspaper articles, 42
online journals, 38
working papers, 38
Authors’ names
articles, 37
bibliographies, 11
books, 34
footnotes, 33
punctuation, 7
secondary sources, 33
subsequent citations, 5
surnames, 5