This week’s topics
Referencing Secondary Sources and Advanced Citation
- Citing legal textbooks and edited collections
- Referencing journal articles and online legal materials
- Constructing tables of cases and statutes
- Compilation of bibliographies
- What Are Journal Articles and Why You Need Them in Your Law Essays
- how to cite law in Harvard Referencing Style
What you will be able to do
- 3.2 Explain the role of legal citation in academic assessments.
- 3.3 Accurately reference legal citations in written text.
Activity
Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the role of legal citation in academic assessments.
Study materials
Videos
- What Are Journal Articles and Why You Need Them in Your Law Essays · YouTube · 1stClassLLB · 5 min · for registered students
- how to cite law in Harvard Referencing Style · YouTube · Harvard Reference Generator · 7 min · for registered students
- 9. Harvard referencing: Journal articles · YouTube · Oxford Brookes University Library · 6 min · for registered students
- How to reference a journal article 2026 · YouTube · University of Reading Library · 6 min · for registered students
Further resources
- OSCOLA 5th edition: Quick Reference Guide · PDF · Other, guidance; 1 page · for registered students
- OSCOLA: The Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (5th edition) · PDF · Other, guidance; 85 pages · for registered students
- Writing Guide, 10.8: Spotlight on Citation · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 346–347 · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
