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Research Methodology Ass. 2

The document provides guidelines for citing various legal sources including books, journals, newspapers, case laws, edited books, conference papers, and online materials. Each citation type includes specific formatting instructions and examples to ensure proper legal referencing. The guidelines are intended for postgraduate law students at Baze University, Abuja, as part of their legal research methodologies course.

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Research Methodology Ass. 2

The document provides guidelines for citing various legal sources including books, journals, newspapers, case laws, edited books, conference papers, and online materials. Each citation type includes specific formatting instructions and examples to ensure proper legal referencing. The guidelines are intended for postgraduate law students at Baze University, Abuja, as part of their legal research methodologies course.

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BAZE UNIVERSITY ABUJA

FACULTY OF LAW

POST GRADUATE STUDIES

MASTERS OF LAW

OSUCHUKWU ADAEZE C.

BU/23C/PGS/8820

LEGAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES

LAW 821
Using NALT recommended guidelines cite the following;

1. Books
2. Journals
3. Newspapers
4. Case Laws
5. A book having several editors or contributors
6. A Conference Paper
7. An Online Sourced Material
1. How to cite a Book

When citing authored books, you should usually put the initials of the author(s), a
comma, the title of the book in italics, and the publisher, edition, and year of
publication in parenthesis or brackets. The name of the author(s) or coauthors is
separated from the work's title by a comma (,) when referring to a book, journal
paper, etc. e.g. Malemi .E, Law of Tort (Princeton Publishing Company, 2013).

2. How to cite a Journal

For hard copy journals, the first should be the authors names as it appears on the
publication followed by a comma (,), then the title of the article with single
quotation marks (‘’); the name of the journal or abbreviation thereof should be
italicized, the year of publication should appear in either round or square brackets.
The volume number of the journal if provided, the issue number and the page
number should all appear in brackets. e.g. E.I Alemika, ‘Criminal Justice System
and Respect for Human Rights: Problems and imperatives for Reform’. Human
Rights Review: An International Human Rights Journal [2011] (l2) (2)25.

3. How to cite a Newspaper

The name or names of the author should be stated first and foremost, then the title
of the article, followed by the name of the newspaper in italics; the city of
publication should be in brackets, followed by a comma (,); after which the date in
following order: day, month and year of publication in brackets. Then the page
number or range on which the article was published. E.g. J.N Anuba,
‘Constitutionalism and Citizenship: What is the Way Forward?’ The Guardian
Newspaper (Lagos, 12 October 2010) 10

4. How to cite Case Laws


a) For reported case laws, first should be the name of parties in italics, then the
year the case was reported in bracket, followed by the volume number and
part number, in brackets, page(s), or range of pages as appropriate. Use
italics for the name of the case, with an unpunctuated ‘v’ to separate the
names of adverse parties. E.g. Okoye v Lagos State Government [1990] 3
NWLR (Pt 136) 115;
b) When a case is not reported, it should be cited as follows;

Name of parties to the case in italics, then the remaining information should be
enclosed in the same brackets; suit/case number, name of court that decided the
case and date of delivery of the decision and the court respectively. Examples: The
State v Airwaves Communications Ltd. (FHC/J/CRC/10/2015, Federal High Court
Jos Judicial Division, 17 June 2016). Or simply add as unreported.

5. How to cite Books having several authors

To cite a particular chapter in a book edited by one or more people, cite the author
and title of the contribution in a similar format as used when citing an article, in a
journal, followed by the editors name, use ‘ed’ of ‘eds’, the title in italics and the
publication information. Example. Jangkam .D, ‘The Value of Authorship in the
Digital Environment’ in Clement Francis Kwede and Karen Shaakaa (eds), World
Wide Research: Reshaping the Science and Humanities in the Century Information
[MIT 2010] 62.

6. How to cite a Conference Paper

A Conference paper, is cited thus: the first name or initial(s) of the author followed
by the surname, then the title of the paper in single quotation marks; then in
brackets, indicate the occasion, place and date of presentation; then outside the
brackets, you may indicate the page number or range. Example; Alphonsus O.
Alubo and others, ‘Plea Bargain Mechanisms in Judicial Determination of
Corruption Cases: A Critical Inter-Jurisdictional Assessment’ (A conference
proceedings of the 46th annual conference of the Nigerian Association of Law
Teachers, held at the Auditorium and Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin from
22nd to 26th April 2013) 235-271.

7. How to cite an Online – Sourced Material

Add the web address and date of last access. E.g. <http://www.peer-
reviewedjournals.com/journal-of-law-and-policy.html> accessed 30 September
2021.
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