This is the citation pattern for books (see section 3.1 for more details):
CITATION ELEMENTS: Author or editor, | title, | edition [if applicable] | (publisher, | year of publication) | pinpoint [if applicable].
EXAMPLE: J.C.Y Liew & D. Galloway, Immigration Law, 2nd ed (Irwin Law, 2015).
Citation Breakdown:
A. Author's Name
- initial(s) and last name
- use an ampersand (&) to connect two authors
B. Book Title
- the title should be in italics
C. Edition Number
- include if this is not the first edition (do not superscript st, nd, rd or th following the number)
D. Publisher
- write the name of the publisher as it appears on the title page
E. Year of Publication
- use the copyright date of the book unless a specific year of publication is given
F. Pinpoint
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Pinpoint to a page or section. See the following examples:
J.C.Y Liew & D. Galloway, Immigration Law, 2nd ed (Irwin Law, 2015) at p 73.
R.J. Delisle, Evidence: Principles and Problems (Carswell, 1984) at p 129.
