OSCOLA (Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities) is a widely-used style guide for legal citation. OSCOLA Ireland (2nd ed.) is an adaptation of OSCOLA designed for use in an Irish legal context. Please refer to the resources on this page for assistance in citing and referencing your work using OSCOLA Ireland style.
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OSCOLA Ireland Citation Guide - Full text of the OSCOLA Ireland citation guide (2nd edition), with complete examples of how to cite and reference a range of resources correctly.
OSCOLA Ireland Quick Reference Guide - A very handy one-page quick reference guide listing common primary and secondary resources, and instructions on how to reference them.
legalcitation.ie - Includes a range of resources and information on legal citation in Ireland.
Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations - Not sure how to abbreviate the title of a law publication, or which title a particular abbreviation is referring to? Use this to check and generate the abbreviations you need when citing and referencing in OSCOLA style.
Citing the Law: Referencing using OSCOLA - An interactive tutorial from Cardiff University on how to reference using OSCOLA. Please note, this is designed for UK students, but there is much overlap with the Irish version.
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