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Citation rules/Foreign materials

Foreign materials.

Non-US jurisdictions, languages, and the T2 country tables.

20 rules on 5 pages of the book.

In this chapter

  • 20.1Jurisdiction2
  • 20.2Non-English-Language Documents9
  • 20.3Cases1
  • 20.6Non-English-Language and Foreign Periodicals4
  • 20.7Short Citation Forms4

20.1Jurisdiction

  • Abbreviate the foreign jurisdiction
  • Abbreviate the statute's jurisdiction

20.2Non-English-Language Documents

  • 20.2.1Use the English-language version
  • 20.2.2(a)Add the bracketed English title
  • 20.2.3Add the abbreviation in square brackets
  • 20.2.3Add the full name at the first use
  • 20.2.3Use square brackets for the abbreviation
  • 20.2.4(a)Add the bracketed rendering
  • 20.2.4(a)Capitalize the translation's first word
  • 20.2.4(b)(ii)Give the name's own rendering
  • 20.2.5Use "translated in" for a translation

20.3Cases

  • 20.3.2(b)Use the source's official abbreviation

20.6Non-English-Language and Foreign Periodicals

  • Abbreviate the periodical's place name
  • 20.6(a)Add the country-of-origin parenthetical
  • 20.6(b)Add the periodical’s abbreviation in brackets
  • 20.6(b)Add the year of publication

20.7Short Citation Forms

  • 20.7(a)Use a short form
  • 20.7(b)Use a short form
  • 20.7(c)Use a short form
  • 20.7(d)Use a short form

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Also in this part of the book: International materials, Tribal materials, Archival materials.

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