The ''Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation'' (''McGill Guide'' or ''Red Book''; french: Manuel canadien de la référence juridique) is a

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. It is published by the ''

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'' of the

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and is used by law students, scholars, and

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s throughout Canada. The book is

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(''Manuel canadien de la référence juridique'').

Overview

The first edition of the ''McGill Guide'' was published in 1986. A new edition of the book is released once every four years. While the ''McGill Guide'' is the standard citation guide taught at law schools throughout Canada, many jurisdictions have their own unique citation styles. In contrast to other guides (such as the

Bluebook ''The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation'' is a style guide that prescribes the most widely used legal citation system in the United States. It is taught and used at a majority of U.S. law schools and is also used in a majority of federal ...

) that are created and published jointly by multiple law reviews, the ''McGill Guide'' is primarily written by full-time students on the ''McGill Law Journal'' and is published by a separate corporation. The ''McGill Guide'' is compiled by the citations editor of the ''McGill Law Journal'' and is published by

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(previously Carswell). An online subscription version of the ''McGill Guide was made'' available on Westlaw Canada in 2014.

Elements

The 9th edition of the ''McGill Guide'' provides guidance or the style and formatting of the following elements of legal publications: * Legislation * Jurisprudence * Government Documents * International Materials * Secondary Sources and Other Materials * Foreign Sources

Reception

Similar to other uniform legal citation guides (such as the

), the ''McGill Guide'' has been subject to scrutiny by the legal community. One of the most common criticisms is a lack of access to the book due to the price ($79.00 CAD), which is sold by the Thomson Reuters, rather than directly by the ''McGill Law Journal''. The ''McGill Law Journal'' has committed to open access for its journal, but has yet to do so for its cite guide.

References

External links

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Publisher, Carswell

"McGill Citation Style"
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Overview

Elements

Reception

See also

References

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