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OSCOLA referencing

Mae'r dudalen hon hefyd ar gael yn a Gymraeg

Cases

Cite cases from other jurisdictions as they are cited in their own jurisdiction, but  with minimal punctuation. If the name of the law report series cited does not itself  indicate the court, and the identity of the court is not obvious from the context, you  should also give this in either full or short form in brackets at the end of the citation.

When citing a decision of the highest court of a US state, the abbreviation of the name of the state suffices.

Examples
Henningsen v Bloomfield Motors Inc 161 A 2d 69 (NJ 1960)
Roe v Wade 410 US 113, 163–64 (1973)
Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 387
BGH NJW 1992, 1659
Cass civ (1) 21 January 2003, D 2003, 693
CA Colmar 25 January 1963, Gaz Pal 1963.I.277

Legislation

Cite legislation from other jurisdictions as it is cited in its own jurisdiction, but  without any full stops in abbreviations. Give the jurisdiction if necessary.

Examples
Accident Compensation Act 1972 (NZ)
1976 Standard Terms Act (Gesetz über Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen)  (FRG)
loi n° 75-1349 du 31 décembre 1975 relative à l’emploi de la langue française (FR)