Rethinking Legal Citation
A Bibliographic Essay
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5142994 |
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| Authors | Charlotte Stichter (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 274-283 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Legal Information (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0731-1265 • E-ISSN: 2331-4117 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/jli.2016.37 |
| OpenAlex | W2552170887 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
The easy accessibility of sources via web links and the fluidity of online formats offer an opportunity to revisit the purpose of legal citation and to consider competing citation models from a fresh perspective. This bibliographic article identifies the leading citation guides in use in the United States along a historical continuum and documents selected works that extol, critique, or excoriate-but for the most part continue to recommend adherence to-these guides. Secondary sources are included for the purpose of outlining the scope of the debate concerning which of the many citation guides now in use is preferable, and to help predict the path that legal citation is likely to take in coming years, particularly given the realities of a hyperlinked world and easily accessible source documents. Using these materials as a framework, the article invites the reader to think creatively about the purpose and future of legal citation
Citation · Data science · Legal citation · Political science · Sociology · World Wide Web · Artificial Intelligence in Law · Computer Science · Law
| Highly cited | No |
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