- Source: Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation
The Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation (McGill Guide or Red Book; French: Manuel canadien de la référence juridique) is a legal citation guide in Canada. It is published by the McGill Law Journal of the McGill University Faculty of Law and is used by law students, scholars, and lawyers and has been officially adopted by courts and major law reviews throughout Canada. The book is bilingual, one half being in English and the other in French (Manuel canadien de la référence juridique) and is a bijuridical guide to the citation of legal materials.
Overview
The first edition of the McGill Guide was published in 1986. A new edition of the book is released once every four years. While the McGill Guide is the standard citation guide taught at law schools throughout Canada, many jurisdictions have their own unique citation styles.
In contrast to other guides (such as the Bluebook) that are created and published jointly by multiple law reviews, the McGill Guide is primarily written by full-time students on the McGill Law Journal and is published by a separate corporation. The McGill Guide is compiled by the citations editor of the McGill Law Journal and is published by Thomson Reuters (previously Carswell). An online subscription version of the McGill Guide was made available on Westlaw Canada in 2014.
Elements
The 10th edition of the McGill Guide provides guidance on the style and formatting of the following elements of legal publications:
Legislation
Statutes
Constitutional Statutes
Codes
Bills
Regulations
Other Information Published in Gazettes
Municipal By-laws
Rules of Court
Securities Commissions
Jurisprudence
Cases with a Neutral Citation
Cases without a Neutral Citation
Cases in Online Databases
Unreported Decisions Without a Neutral Citation
Jurisprudence Express
Interlocutory Judgments and Motions
Administrative Bodies and Tribunals
Arguments and Evidentiary Documents
Arbitration Cases
Government Documents
Parliamentary Papers
Non-parliamentary Documents
Tax Interpretation Bulletins (ITs)
Information Circulars (ICs)
Income Tax Folios
Reports of Inquiries and Commissions
Public Papers of Intergovernmental Conferences
Intergovernmental Documents
Indigenous Treaties and Land Claims Agreements
International Materials
International Documents
Treaties and Other International Agreements
United Nations Documents
Council of Europe Documents
Organization of American States Documents
World Trade Organization (WTO) and the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Documents
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Documents
Cases
Permanent Court of International Justice (1922-1946)
International Court of Justice (1946–Present)
European Court of Human Rights and European Commission of Human Rights
Inter-American Commission of Human Rights
International Criminal Tribunals
International Military Tribunals
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1947 Panel Reports
World Trade Organization (WTO) Panel and Appeallate Body Reports
Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement Panels
Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) Binational Panels
International Arbitration Cases
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration Case
International Law Cases Decided Before National Courts
Secondary Sources and Other Materials
Journals
Books
Essays or Entries from Collections of Essays, Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Codes of Professional Conduct
Book Reviews
Reports
Unpublished Manuscripts
Addresses and Papers Delivered at Conferences
Course Materials
Magazines
Newspapers, Newswires, and Other News Sources
News Releases
Personal Communications
Archival Materials
Working Papers
Electric Sources
Physical Objects
Foreign Sources
Common Law Jurisdictions
Civil Law Jurisdictions
United Kingdom
United States
France
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
European Union
Other Legal Traditions
Roman Law
Canon Law
Talmudic Law
Islamic Law
Reception
Similar to other uniform legal citation guides (such as the Bluebook), the McGill Guide has been subject to scrutiny by the legal community. One of the most common criticisms is a lack of access to the book due to the price ($89.00), which is sold by Thomson Reuters, rather than directly by the McGill Law Journal. The McGill Law Journal has committed to open access for its journal, but has yet to do so for its citation guide.
See also
Case citation § Canada
Citation of Canadian legislation
References
External links
Official website
Publisher, Carswell
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