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Guidelines for neutral citations for courts in India

#Neutral Citation

Guidelines for neutral citations for courts in India

##What is Neutral Citation? A Neutral Citation ("vendor neutral" and "medium neutral") is the citation system that makes the cite depend on characteristics that are inherent in the opinions of the courts.

##Examples of Neutral Citation Hackney v Driscoll [2003] EWCA Civ 1037

In the example shown above, the neutral citation shows that Hackney v Driscoll was a decision handed down in 2003 by the Civil Division (Civ) of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales (EWCA) which has been attributed with the case number 1037.

*Above example is for mere reference only. Neutral Citations can be written in various other format. For more read "Related links" section below.

##Objectives of the Neutral Citation Project

  • Identify various variables for Neutral Citation.
  • Identify sequence in which each varible should be used in proposed to be guidelines.
  • Provide exhaustve guideline for Indian Supreme Court, various High Courts and Tribunals.
  • Proposed Neutral Citation guidelines can be used to identify & fill metadata for digital forats of court judgements.

##The advantages of the Neutral Citation

###For judges

  • Increases freedom of choice in the selection of research tools;
  • Promotes judicial independence by creating a public method of citing judicial decisions;
  • Makes it easier for courts to publish on the Web.

###For judicial administration

  • Creates an official citation for recent or unpublished decisions;
  • Simplifies the implementation of internal or public information systems;
  • Simplifies and enables the management and the rationalization of law libraries.

###For the legal community

  • Facilitates reference to recent decisions;
  • Increases freedom of choice in the selection of research tools;
  • Promises to increase the availability of high quality electronic reference systems;
  • Fosters the opening of the market, heightens competition and so contributes to controlling legal costs.

###For the legal publisher

  • Permits the integration of multiple publications;
  • Simplifies the management of collections by rationalizing the production and identification of case law;
  • Favours the immediate publication of case law;
  • Promotes the development of electronic tools while offering an official method of referencing unpublished decisions.

##List of Case Types

##Guidelines which may be relevant

##Related links