OSCOLA
OSCOLA referencing style is used when submitting work for a module for the School of Law. Due to the complexity of particular sources, some entries are very detailed. Make sure to fully read each page.
Note: Exclude the editor(s)'s name(s) and publisher, but include the edition number and year of publication/republication. Please note there are differences between the layout of dictionary and encyclopedia entries.
Footnote form
Title of Reference Book (additional information, edition if later than first, Publisher publication year) volume (abbreviated to vol), part (abbreviated to pt), paragraph (abbreviated to para) or page if required.
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Footnote examples
Dictionary
1 'no-fault compensation', Oxford Dictionary of Law (7th edn, OUP 2013).
2 'philosophy, n' (OED Online, OUP June 2013) <www.oed.com/view/Entry/142505> accessed 21 August 2013.
This is an example of a dictionary that is different from the paper version and is updated regularly, hence the need for the url and access date.
Additional guidance is on the OSCOLA FAQ page.
Encyclopaedic work
2 Halsbury's Laws (4th edn, 2006) vol 27, pt 1.
Exclude the editor(s)'s name(s) and publisher, but include the edition number and year of publication/republication
Bibliography
Halsbury's Laws (4th edn, 2006)
Oxford Dictionary of Law (7th edn, OUP 2013)
'philosophy, n' (OED Online (OUP June 2013) <www.oed.com/view/Entry/142505> accessed 21 August 2013
Notes
- Information on arranging the bibliography.
- If a book has a title and a subtitle, use the existing punctuation. Where there is none, insert a colon.
Reference: Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, OSCOLA: Oxford Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities (4th edn Oxford University 2010) 36 and https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/oscola-faqs