Blue book reference system

"" "Manual: a uniform system of reference"is a guide to style of lawyers for legal citation used in the United States."" It offers a "systematic approach" of lawyers communicate information and judges on the sources and the judicial authorities to rely in their work. It is called "Manual", because it - literally - a blue book. FactsAccording for manual, the central legal citation function is the reader find the source cited. Therefore, the legal system of the quote to offer easy to find all the necessary information for the reader to the cited. If counsel sends a reminder before a court and opposing counsel, must it his arguments with legal sources and the authorities could include judicial affairs, constitutions, books, magazines, Internet sources and documents from the parties support. The guide provides the specific nature and manner in which these sources must be manual cited.FeaturesThe is over 400 pages long and contains detailed and detailed how almost all sources and authority contain information. It is divided into three main parts. First of all the "BluePages" are a guide to the basic legal citation, the "every day was easy to understand for the needs of the quote by students of the first year related, writers, lawyers and other legal guidance." The second part contains the citation and style rules. The third part consists of a series of tables that are used for example in connection with the rules, abbreviate the show how to properly. Finally, there is a full index at the back of the Bluebook.ExamplesWhen, citing cases of the Supreme Court which guides us, guide the écrivawie follows quoted: first part compared to the second part; Journalist volume number. Journalist, abbreviation name. first page of the case. referenced specific page. and the date of the decision. In practice it would look like this: "Meritor Sav." Bank v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57, 60 (1986). "The book contains similar rules and detailed for almost any legal source and authority.ConsiderationsAccording for manual, can write used full because of the growing sources no legal citation system legal." Therefore, the manual advises, find this authority in the book like a most U.S. schools law students teach citation rules model.MisconceptionsBecause manual, many people you take not that there are other available reference systems including ALWD, the University of Chicago legal reference (called the Maroonbook) reference manual reference manual universal AALL and reference systems used in certain countries, such as the "uniform reference for Michigan System."