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Welcome to The OSCOLA Referencing Guide

OSCOLA Referencing

The Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities

As a Law student here at Coventry University you are expected to reference sources using OSCOLA. This Guide is intended to given you examples to supplement the OSCOLA Quick Guide and the OSCOLA Full Guide.

To use the guide, please click on the relevant green tabs above.

OSCOLA Tutorial

Cardiff University OSCOLA Tutorial

Here you will find a short tutorial on how to reference the law using OSCOLA. On slide 18 you will find a comprehensive range of examples of different types of footnotes and bibliography entries.

Download the OSCOLA Guides

PDF Icon OSCOLA: Quick Reference Guide

PDF Icon Full OSCOLA Referencing Guide 4^th Edition

OSCOLA Guide to Citing International Law Sources 3^rd Edition

OSCOLA FAQs including how to reference dictionaries and YouTube videos

The Law Librarian recommends...

Legal Writing Skills: a Guide to Writing Essays and Answering Problem Questions by Steve Foster
ISBN: 9781292251097
Publication Date: 2019
Legal Writing Skills is your indispensable guide to succeeding in written law assessments, helping you to research, write and present assignments with the precision and clarity required to achieve the best grades at degree level.

A fully referenced essay example.
Here is a link to Dr Steve Foster's example of a fully referenced essay.