Guidelines for neutral citations for courts in India
A Neutral Citation ("vendor neutral" and "medium neutral") is the citation system that makes the cite depend on characteristics that are inherent in the opinions of the courts.
Hackney v Driscoll [2003] EWCA Civ 1037
In the example shown above, the neutral citation shows that Hackney v Driscoll was a decision handed down in 2003 by the Civil Division (Civ) of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales (EWCA) which has been attributed with the case number 1037.
*Above example is for mere reference only. Neutral Citations can be written in various other format. For more read "Related links" section below.
- Identify various variables for Neutral Citation.
- Identify sequence in which each varible should be used in proposed to be guidelines.
- Provide exhaustve guideline for Indian Supreme Court, various High Courts and Tribunals.
- Proposed Neutral Citation guidelines can be used to identify & fill metadata for digital forats of court judgements.
- Increases freedom of choice in the selection of research tools;
- Promotes judicial independence by creating a public method of citing judicial decisions;
- Makes it easier for courts to publish on the Web.
- Creates an official citation for recent or unpublished decisions;
- Simplifies the implementation of internal or public information systems;
- Simplifies and enables the management and the rationalization of law libraries.
- Facilitates reference to recent decisions;
- Increases freedom of choice in the selection of research tools;
- Promises to increase the availability of high quality electronic reference systems;
- Fosters the opening of the market, heightens competition and so contributes to controlling legal costs.
- Permits the integration of multiple publications;
- Simplifies the management of collections by rationalizing the production and identification of case law;
- Favours the immediate publication of case law;
- Promotes the development of electronic tools while offering an official method of referencing unpublished decisions.
- Canadian Citation Committee - Case Naming Guidelines February 27, 2009
- Canadian Citation Committee - The Preparation, Citation and Distribution of Canadian Decisions
- NEW ZEALAND LAW STYLE GUIDE, SECOND EDITION
- Oxford University Standard for the Citation of Legal Resources (OSCOLA)
- A Neutral Citation Standard for Case Law
- Neutral Citations
- The Emergence of Neutral Citation
- 6 GOALS FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO CASE LAW
- HOW TO CITE A CASE - BUILDING THE CITATION
- Guide to uniform production of judgments
- Neutral Citation, Court Web Sites, and Access to Case Law
- A Standardized Data/Markup Model to Support Neutral Citation of Court Cases, Legislation, and Regulations
- Public Domain Legal Citations
- Vendor-Neutral Citation Rules Adopted by American Jurisdictions
- Vendor Neutral Citation is getting some traction
- Universal Citation: The Fullest Possible Dissemination of Judgments
- UNIVERSAL CITATION FOR STATE CODES
- Down the Rabbit Hole: Establishing Uniform Authentication and Preservation Standards for U.S. Legal Materials