French Legal Research Guide

This in-depth guide will help researchers navigate French legal materials.

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Citing French Law

Bluebook (KF245 .U5 2020) Rule 20 (R20) and Table 2 (T2) T2.13, France, Republic of (as of the 21st ed., available exclusively online), for assistance with citing to French law. R20 provides the general guidelines for citing foreign materials and T2.13 provides details specific to France. The Bluebook provides specific guidance for citing to French cases, constitutions, codes, statutes and decrees, legislative materials, and electronic sources.

Consider the following books for further guidance supplementing the Bluebook: