Library Guide for Law

OSCOLA Ireland is the most commonly used system for the citation of legal authorities in Irish Higher Education.

OSCOLA provides a uniform way to reference all types of primary and secondary materials which you will need to cite in your written work. All quotations, direct and indirect references, and cited examples need to be clearly marked up in footnotes on each page (OSCOLA does not use endnotes or in-text citations).

► OSCOLA Ireland style guide (full-text version of 2nd ed)

► OSCOLA quick reference guide (this one-page guide has examples of citing cases, legislation, books, articles and websites)

► Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations (this database allows you to search for the meaning of abbreviations for English language legal publications)

This short video introduces you to citing and referencing in OSCOLA style

Note:

• Cite Them Right Online is incomplete for OSCOLA
• Examples: footnotes only
• Limited cover on case law citation or international legislation

The OSCOLA Ireland style guide (full-text version of 2nd ed) is your comprehensive OSCOLA style guide!

Legal citing and writing skills

How to Think, Write and Cite: Key Skills for Irish Law Students Jennifer Schweppe, Rónán Kennedy and Lawrence Donnelly print @ URL