LibGuides: Jessup Competition Resources: 2024: Writing & Citation Guides

Tailored Writing Guides

Guide to International Legal Research.
George Washington Law School
Call Number: KZ 1234.G85 2021—Law Reference
Legal Reasoning, Research, and Writing for International Graduate Students
3rd ed. by Nadia E. Nedzel.
Call Number: KF 240.N43 2012—Law Reserve
Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition Compendium
Previous Jessup competition documents (including example memorials) can be found in the available via HeinOnline.
Univ. of Washington: Writing Resources For Legal Writing
Guide from the University of Washington with general information on the process of researching and writing.
White & Case - Writing Jessup Memorials
Provides advice on how to write well-structured memorials that contain clear and coherent arguments.
Zotero
Extension that allows you to collect, manage, and cite your research sources right from your browser

General Writing Guides

Academic Legal Writing by Eugene Volokh
Call Number: KF 250.V6 2016
ISBN: 9781634598880
Publication Date: 2016-02-19
Clear and Effective Legal Writing by Veda R. Charrow; Myra K. Erhardt; Robert P. Charrow
Call Number: KF 250.C45 2007—Law North and Law Reserve
ISBN: 9781454837862
Publication Date: 2022-10-27
Legal Reasoning and Legal Writing by Ellie Margolis; Kathryn M. Stanchi; Richard K. Neumann
Call Number: KF 250.N48 2013—Law Reserve
ISBN: 9781543810851
Publication Date: 2021-02-23
Scholarly Writing for Law Students by Elizabeth Fajans; Mary Falk
Call Number: KF 250.F35 2017—Law Reserve and Law Reference
ISBN: 9781683282075
Publication Date: 2017-03-24
Legal Reasoning, Research, and Writing for International Graduate Students by Nadia E. Nedzel
Call Number: KF 240.N43 2012—Law Reserve and Law North (2004 & 2008 eds.)
ISBN: 9781454805502
Publication Date: 2012-08-07
The Lawyer's Essential Guide to Writing by Marie P. Buckley; Ilissa K. Povich
Call Number: KF250 .B83 2011
ISBN: 9781616329655
Publication Date: 2012-04-16

Citation Guides

Guide to Foreign and International Legal Citations
Created by the NYU Journal of International Law and Politics.
Call Number: K89 .G85 2009
Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
The best free online source, this site primarily covers law reports and law periodicals in English, but major foreign language law publications are also included.

Bluebook

The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 21st ed. (2020).
The rules provide citation suggestions for foreign and international materials, with specific examples found in the Tables:

Rule 20: Foreign Materials
Rule 21: International Materials
T.2: Foreign Jurisdictions
T.3: Intergovernmental Organizations
T.4: Treaty Sources
T.5: Arbitral Reporters

Bluebook T2 Foreign Jurisdictions
Beginning with the 21st Edition of The Bluebook, T2 is available free to the general public on this website. Individual country entries are updated on an ongoing basis.

Style Guides and Citation Manuals

The Bluebook by Harvard Law Review Association
Call Number: KF 245.U54 2015—Law Reserve and Law Reference
ISBN: 9780578666150
Publication Date: 2022-05-20
The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition by The University The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff
Call Number: Z 253.U69 2010—Law Reference
ISBN: 9780226287058
Publication Date: 2017-09-05
The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition by E. B. White; William Strunk Jr.
Call Number: PE 1408.S772 2000—Law Reference, Law Reserve, and Law North
ISBN: 9798848365924
Publication Date: 2022-08-25
Garner's the Redbook by Bryan Garner
Call Number: KF 250.G375 2013—Law Reference
ISBN: 9781642421439
Publication Date: 2023-06-14
Guide to Foreign and International Legal Citations by New York University School of Law Staff
Call Number: K 89.G85 2009—Law Reference and Law North
ISBN: 9780735579798
Publication Date: 2009-03-18
User's Guide to the Bluebook by Alan L. Dworsky
Call Number: KF245 .D85 2020
ISBN: 0837741408
Publication Date: 2020-01-01

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