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Bluebook, Uniform System of Citation,
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Number: HBLU19 Author: Harvard, Law Review |
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Bluebook, Uniform System of Citation,
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Number: HUNIF2 Author: Harvard, Law Review |
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The Bluebook contains three major parts:
The Bluepages, new to the Eighteenth Edition, is a how-to guide for
basic legal citation. Unlike the remainder of The Bluebook, which is
designed in a style and at a level of complexity commensurate with
the needs of the law journal publication process, the Bluepages
provides easy-to-comprehend guidance for the everyday citation needs
of first-year law students, summer associates, law clerks,
practicing lawyers, and other legal professionals. The examples used
throughout the Bluepages are printed using simple typeface
conventions common in the legal profession.
The second part, printed on white paper, is the heart of the
Bluebook system of citation: the rules of citation and style. This
part is subdivided into two main sections. The first section,
consisting of rules 1 through 9, etablishes general standards of
citation and style for use in all forms of legal writing. The second
section, consisting of rules 10 through 21, presents rules for
citation of specific kinds of authority such as cases, statutes,
books, periodicals, and foreign and international materials. The
examples used throughout this part are printed using typeface
conventions standard in law journal footnotes.
The third part, printed on white paper with a blue border at the end
of the book, consists of a series of tables to be used in
conjunction with the rules. The tables show, among other things,
which authority to cite and how to abbreviate properly. Individual
tables are referenced throughout the book.
At the very end of the book is a comprehensive index. Should you
have trouble finding information about a particular citation issue,
look to the index for guidance.
A quick reference guide with examples of the most common citation
forms in law journal style is found on the inside front cover and
first page of the book, and a parallel listing using the Bluepages'
simpler typeface conventions appears on the very last page and
inside back cover. |
