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Referencing style - AGLC4: Foreign Domestic Materials

This Guide provides basic information on formatting references according to the Australian Guide to Legal Citation 4. It also provides information on using AGLC4 with EndNote.

Foreign Domestic Materials

Part V of the AGLC4 outlines the manner in which Foreign Domestic Materials from other Jurisdictions should be cited. The following table includes various Foreign Domestic Materials that you may cite in your academic work. Please note that although we have included every country mentioned in Part V, all the information pertaining to these countries has not been included. The table includes the following information:

  • the rules that should be used to cite Foreign Cases and Legislation
  • any other useful support materials / resources that can be used (for instance other Referencing Guides that can be consulted, other than AGLC4). 

For a complete overview of how to cite these sources, please see pages 211 - 296 of the AGLC4. 

JURISDICTION

CASE LAW

(Official and Unofficial Report Series; Unreported and Reported Judgments etc)

LEGISLATIVE 

MATERIALS

 OTHER MATERIALS

Canada

(Rule 15)

Rules 15.1 15.1.2

Legislation: Rule 15.2

Constitution: Rule 15.3

Delegated Legislation (Regulations): Rule 15.4

 You can find additional information on the citation of other Canadian sources using the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation. 

China

(Rule 16)

 Rules 16.2.1 - 16.2.3

Chinese Legislative Acts: Rule 16.3.1

Constitutions: Rule 16.3.2

  

France

(Rule 17)

 Rule 17.1

Legislation and Delegated Legislation: Rule 17.2.1

Codes: Rule 17.2.2

Constitution: Rule 17.2.3

  

Germany

(Rule 18)

 Rule 18.1

Legislation and Delegated Legislation: Rule 18.2.1

Codes: Rule 18.2.2

Constitution: Rule 18.2.3

  

Hong Kong

(Rule 19)

 Rule 19.1

Principal and Delegated Legislation: Rule 19.2.1

Constitution: Rule 19.2.2

  

Malaysia

(Rule 20) 

 Rules 20.1 - 20.1.2

Statutes and Delegated Legislation: Rule 20.2.1

Constitution: Rule 20.2.2

  

New Zealand

(Rule 21)

 Rules - 21.1 - 21.1.5

Statutes: Rule 21.2.1

Delegated Legislation: 21.2.2

 You can find additional information on the citation of other New Zealand sources using the New Zealand Style Guide.

Singapore

(Rule 22)

 Rules 22.1.1 - 22.1.3

Statutes and Subsidiary Legislation: Rule 22.2.1

Constitutional Documents: Rule 22.2.2

 You can find additional information on the citation of other Singaporean sources using the Singapore Academy of Law Style Guide.

South Africa

(Rule 23)

 Rules 23.1.1 - 23.1.2

Statutes and Delegated Legislation: Rule 23.2.1

Constitutions Rule 23.2.2

Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Rule 23.3

  

United Kingdom

(Rule 24)

 Rules 24.1.1 - 24.1.6

Legislation: Rules 24.2 - 24.2.4

Delegated Legislation: 24.3

Government Publications (Parliamentary Debates, Command Papers, Parliamentary Papers) : 24.4.1 - 24.4.3

You can find additional information on the citation of other United Kingdom sources using the Oxford University standard for Citation of Legal Authorities:

United States

(Rule 25)

 Rules 25.1 - 25.1.8

Code: Rule 25.2 - 25.2.6

Session Laws: 25.3 - 25.3.8

Constitutions: 25.4

Delegated Legislation: 25.5 (Federal: 25.5.1; State: 25.5.2) 

Federal Congressional Materials: 25.6 (Debates: 25.6.1; Bills and Resolutions: 25.6.2)

Restatements: 25.7

You can find additional information on the citation of other United states sources using The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. 

A link has been provided to the Bluebook User's Guide.

 

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