Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation

The Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation (McGill Guide or Red Book; French: Manuel canadien de la référence juridique) is a legal citation guide in Canada. It is published by the McGill Law Journal of the McGill University Faculty of Law and is used by law students, scholars, and lawyers throughout Canada. The book is bilingual, one half being in English and the other in French (Manuel canadien de la référence juridique).

The McGill Guide 9th edition cover

Overview

The first edition of the McGill Guide was published in 1986. A new edition of the book is released once every four years.[1] While the McGill Guide is the standard citation guide taught at law schools throughout Canada, many jurisdictions have their own unique citation styles.[2]

In contrast to other guides (such as the Bluebook) that are created and published jointly by multiple law reviews,[3] the McGill Guide is primarily written by full-time students on the McGill Law Journal and is published by a separate corporation.[4] The McGill Guide is compiled by the citations editor of the McGill Law Journal and is published by Thomson Reuters (previously Carswell).[1] An online subscription version of the McGill Guide was made available on Westlaw Canada in 2014.

Edition Year Citations Editor Notes
10th edition
9th edition 2018 Nicolas Labbé-Corbin Forewords by Patrick Healy and Ian Binnie
8th edition 2014 A. Max Jarvie Forewords by John Laskin and Nicholas Kasirer

Online access to the McGill Guide made available

7th edition 2010 Svetlana Samochkine Removal of periods in many forms

Addition of a Foreign Sources chapter

6th edition 2006 Eliezar I Rosenblatt
5th edition 2002 Timothy Reibetanz
4th edition 1998 Guidance on electronic sources and the internet
3rd edition 1992 Lisa Yarmoshuk
2nd edition 1988 Michael Waterson Creation of Citations Editor position

New chapters on France and the United Kingdom

1st edition 1986 First Canadian guide to uniform legal citation

Elements

The 9th edition of the McGill Guide provides guidance on 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 Bluebook), the McGill Guide has been subject to scrutiny by the legal community.[5] 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.[6] The McGill Law Journal has committed to open access for its journal, but has yet to do so for its cite guide.[7]

See also

References
  1. "The Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation". McGill Law Journal. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  2. "Reference Guide for Citation Practices at the Court of Appeal for Ontario". Court of Appeal for Ontario. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  3. Donahue, Daniel. "Guides: Bluebook Guide: About the Bluebook". guides.ll.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  4. "About – McGill Guide // Guide McGill". mcgill-guide.ca. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  5. "Legal Citation: Beyond the McGill Guide". Slaw. 2014-12-08. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  6. "Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation, 9th Edition / Manuel canadien de la référence juridique, 9e édition, Couverture souple | Thomson Reuters". store.thomsonreuters.ca. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  7. "Law journals meet major milestones". Focus Law | Droit. 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2022-05-04.


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