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Case Law: Referencing Cases

This is a study guide designed to help you find legal cases.

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As Law students, you will be using the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (4th edition)

What is referencing and why is it important? 

 

At university you are expected to reference information sources used in your assignments. Referencing is important as it:

  • gives credit to authors
  • shows that you’ve done your research  
  • means that others can find the resources you have used.

Australian Guide to Legal Citation (4th edition)

 

For help on how to reference legal resources, have a look at the AGLC Guide (4th edition). 

You can open it in a new page and download it by clicking the link below.

Useful Sections

These sections of the AGLC guide contain instructions on how to cite Australian and foreign cases:

  • Australian Cases - Section 2 (starts on page 39)
  • International Materials - Part IV (starts on page 133)
  • Foreign Domestic Sources - Part V (starts on page 211)

 

For a quick overview on how to cite cases in AGLC style, take a look at Understanding Case Citations section at the top of this guide.  

Referencing Videos

Referencing software: EndNote

 

EndNote is a software package that will assist you to collect, store, organise and use your references. It supports the AGLC style.

To learn more about EndNote, visit the page linked below, have a look at our EndNote videos and sign up for our EndNote workshops.