citation to the citing (p. E-16). See below for an example from page E-16 in the McGill source” Guide: 1 George R to Governor Arthur Phillip, Royal Instruction, 25 April 1787 (27 Geo III), reprinted in Historical Documents of New South Wales, vol 1, part 2 (Sydney: Government Printer, 67. RRU students should note that while the above example demonstrates the use of “reprinted in”, the type of document referenced in the citation would normally fall under the categories covered by the APA Style rules. The example is provided here as an illustration of how to format a citation to a secondary source using the rules. McGill Guide If the secondary source is or (McGill Law Journal, 2014, p. “more eminent trustworthy” E-16) than the original source, the citation to the citing source, followed by citing and “include the citation to the original (p. E-16). Please see below for an example of this type of source” citation from page E-16 in the McGill Guide: 1 2009 SCC 12 at para 38, [20090 1 SCR 339, Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v Khosa, citing Pierre-André Côté, Interprétation des lois, 3rd ed (Cowansville, Que: Yvon Blais, 1999) at 91, n 123. Conclusion This document provides a brief introduction to the general rules of legal citation. For more detailed information, explanations, and examples, please see the McGill Law Journal’s (8th ed.). For in-depth explanations and examples of Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation citations to Parliamentary publications, cases, legislation, or international law sources such as UN documents, please see the UBC Law . Library’s
citation to the citing source” (p. E-16). See below for an example from page E-16 in the McGill Guide: 1 George R to Governor Arthur Phillip, Royal Instruction, 25 April 1787 (27 Geo III), reprinted in Historical Documents of New South Wales, vol 1, part 2 (Sydney: Government Printer, 67. RRU students should note that while the above example demonstrates the use of “reprinted in”, the type of document referenced in the citation would normally fall under the categories covered by the APA Style rules. The example is provided here as an illustration of how to format a citation to a secondary source using the McGill Guide rules. If the secondary source is “more eminent or trustworthy” (McGill Law Journal, 2014, p. E-16) than the original source, “include the citation to the citing source, followed by citing and the citation to the original source” (p. E-16). Please see below for an example of this type of citation from page E-16 in the McGill Guide: 1 Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v Khosa, 2009 SCC 12 at para 38, [20090 1 SCR 339, citing Pierre-André Côté, Interprétation des lois, 3rd ed (Cowansville, Que: Yvon Blais, 1999) at 91, n 123. Conclusion This document provides a brief introduction to the general rules of legal citation. For more detailed information, explanations, and examples, please see the McGill Law Journal’s Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation (8th ed.). For in-depth explanations and examples of citations to Parliamentary publications, cases, legislation, or international law sources such as UN documents, please see the UBC Law Library’s .
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