OSCOLA Referencing Web and Other Common Sources

Websites and blogs

Example:

Footnote citation:

Shalini Sharma, ‘A Holistic Understanding of Public Law’ (The Law Blog, 27 January 2021)
<https://thelawblog.in/2021/01/27/a-holistic-understanding-of-public-law/> accessed 20 June 2024.

Bibliography entry:

Sharma S, ‘A Holistic Understanding of Public Law’ (The Law Blog, 27 January 2021)
<https://thelawblog.in/2021/01/27/a-holistic-understanding-of-public-law/> accessed 20 June 2024.

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Thesis or dissertation

Example:

Footnote citation:

Luis Lopez, ‘The Weight of History: Nerviosismo and the Embodiment of Trauma in the Cuban-American Community’ (BA Thesis, Cambridge University 2022) 17.

Bibliography entry:

Lopez L, ‘The Weight of History: Nerviosismo and the Embodiment of Trauma in the Cuban-American Community’ (BA Thesis, Cambridge University 2022).

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Hansard (Official Debate and Speech Records)

Structure:

House abbreviation Deb date, volume, column (in the reference list, follow the same structure)

Example:

Footnote citation:

HL Deb 14 November 2024, vol 343, col 133.

Bibliography entry:

HL Deb 14 November 2024, vol 343, col 133.

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Law Commission reports

Example:

Footnote citation:

Law Commission, The 25th Programme of Law Reform (Law Com No 156, 2023).

Bibliography entry:

Law Commission, The 25th Programme of Law Reform (Law Com No 156, 2023).

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Unpublished letter or email

Example:

Footnote citation:

Letter from J. Austin to E. Flute (2 May 2024).

Bibliography entry:

Letter from J. Austin to E. Flute (2 May 2024).

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Interview

Example:

Footnote citation:

Tristin Heck, Nike CFO (Minnesota 15 June 2024).

OR (if the interview was conducted by someone else) Jenny Speck, interview with Tristin Heck, Nike CFO (Minnesota 15 June 2024).

Bibliography entry:

Tristin Heck, Nike CFO (Minnesota 15 June 2024). 

Jenny Speck, interview with Tristin Heck, Nike CFO (Minnesota 15 June 2024).

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