The Bluebook’s Rule 21 explains how to cite to international materials. This section provides citation details on treaties, international caselaw, arbitrations, U.N. sources, materials from inter-governmental organizations, yearbooks, digests, and more. Another useful Bluebook section is Table 2 on foreign …
Allen Rostron and Nancy Levit have updated their SSRN submission on Information for Submitting Articles to Law Reviews and Journals. This document contains information about submitting articles to law reviews and journals, including the methods for submitting an article, any …
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When you write a seminar paper or law review note, it often helps to bolster your thesis with the thoughts of leading legal scholars. But who exactly are these great legal minds and how do you figure out what they’ve …
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I believe one can never get enough in terms of writing tips or guidance. The ABA’s Young Lawyer has a great two-page article called Legal Writing: Ten Tips from the Trenches, written by Elizabeth G. Yeargin, a former adjunct professor …
You know at heart that plain English is clearer than legalese, but you still sprinkle your appellate brief with a heretofore this or aforementioned that. You know, for good measure, to impress your readers with your legal smarts, right? Wrong. …
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