How to cite a foreign statute or constitution

Bluebook (22d ed.) citation format, B20 / R21.4.

Bluebook (22d ed.) citation format for a foreign statute or constitution, governed by B20 / R21.4. Worked example, required elements, and the rules that apply.

Example

Bundesverfassung [BV] [Constitution] Apr. 18, 1999, SR 101, art. 29 (Switz.).

Governing rules

B20 / R21.4

• T10 — geographical terms.
• 20 — foreign materials.
• 20.1 — jurisdiction (T10), given parenthetically.
• 20.4 — foreign constitutions.

Required elements

• Name, in the original language
• Jurisdiction (T2)

Optional elements

• Constitution — R21.4.1: a foreign constitution is cited by its own name.
• Abbreviation
• English translation
• Date
• Subdivision
• Source
• Official publication

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