Referencing Guide Flashcards
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Cases
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- All case titles are to appear in italics.
- The case name and citation should be given in full and exactly as it appears in the relevant law report
- If the case is not reported in a published set of law reports, provide some form of citation for the
purposes of reference eg SAFLII - If unreported, use the date being the date of judgment instead of year of publication etc
2
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International Law Reports
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- cited as ICJ Rep
- Provide page on which case begins, and page cited
EG. Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v US) (Merits) [1986] ICJ Rep 14
92
3
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Permanent Court of International Justice
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- cited as PCIJ.
- These were published in six series (A to F)
- Cite by number of the case, not the page on which the case begins.
EG. Diversion of Water from the Meuse (Netherlands v Belgium) [1937] PCIJ (ser A/B) No 70 7.
4
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Books : Authors
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- the author/s’ name/s must be given in both the footnotes and the bibliography
- Surname first then Initials after.
- co-authors of any work use the ‘&’ in referencing but in sentences, write in full.
- Cite up to three authors, thereafter use ‘et al’
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Books: Editions
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- If the named person is the editor, then the abbreviation (ed) or (eds) must appear after the name.
- If the book is in an edition after the first, the number of the edition must appear after the title: 2 ed , not 2nd
- If it is the first edition of the book, then no edition need be referred to
- The year of publication must appear in brackets after the title
6
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Chapters in books
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- Where an author refers to a chapter in a book then both the chapter and the book must be referenced in full
- In the bibliography, the page numbers must be omitted, and replaced with publisher and place of
publication
7
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Journal articles
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- The name of the author(s) must appear as indicated for the author/s of a book
- title of the article must appear in sentence case, in roman, and within single inverted commas.
- The year (in brackets) the volume (where relevant) and the title of the journal ( in italics ) must be supplied
- If the volume isn’t provided the year is not placed in brackets
- In the bibliography the first and last pages of the article must be included.
8
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Reports and policies of governmental bodies
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- Use the governmental body as the ‘author’ and list title and year as if it were a book
9
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The Constitution
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- Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
10
Q
Interim Constitution
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- Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 200 of 1993.
11
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Legislation
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- the short title, number and year of a statute without any punctuation
- Use abbreviations for sections, subsections, paragraphs and subparagraphs, but never at the start of a sentence
- Schedules: ‘in terms of Schedule 4 to the Act’ (capitals), but ‘according to the schedule’ (lower case).
12
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Delegated legislation
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- Regulations are cited by referring to the notice in which they appear
- A regulation is abbreviated to reg
13
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Treaties and Conventions
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- Provide the ILM reference, if available. Alternatively, provide the UNTS reference or the full UN or OAU
or EU reference
14
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Internet references
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- the URL must appear in italics and must be underlined.
EG: Bringardner J ‘IP’s brave new world’ available at http://www.law.com (accessed 12 May 2008).
Stick BIG ‘Time to bring back the death penalty?’
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Footnotes
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- repeat full reference, or use acceptable abbreviation for the title of the work, or state author(s), year and page.
