OSCOLA: Welcome
A Referencing Guide for Law Students
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Suzanne White
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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.
OSCOLA: Quick Reference GuideThe Law Librarian recommends...
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Legal Writing Skills: a Guide to Writing Essays and Answering Problem Questions by ISBN: 9781292251097Publication Date: 2019Legal 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.
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A fully referenced essay example.Here is a link to Dr Steve Foster's example of a fully referenced essay.