Canadian Citation Committee

A Neutral Citation Standard for Case Law

Questionnaire

December 1998

Questionnaire for the Neutral Citation Standard for the Case Law
1-	Identification

Name: 									
Organization:								
Note: You may prepare additional comments on plain paper if required.

2-	Your general comments on the standard

3- Your comments concerning the general framework of the standard
•	On the non-descriptive character of the standard (ref. [12])
•	On the used set of characters (ref. [15])
•	On case-insensitivity (ref. [16])
•	Other comments on the general framework

4- Your comments concerning the mandatory elements of the standard
•	On the use and the choice of the reference year (ref. [17])
•	On the tribunal identifier (ref. [18-21])
•	On the ordinal number, of its constraints and on the numbering of all judgments (ref. [22-25])

5- Your comments concerning the optional elements of the standard
•	On the style of cause as well as the silence of the standard pertaining to its form (ref. [27])
•	On the qualifications of the decisions, particularly on the proposed qualifications for the use of the official languages (ref. [28-32])
•	On the qualification of  revised decisions (ref. [33])
•	On the method of referencing paragraphs and notes (ref. [34-39])

6- Other comments

Note: Comments received will be made public. However, you may decide to restrict publication of your name and/or affiliation.
•	Do you authorize the publication of
-	your name: yes / no? (circle your choice)
-	the name of your organization: yes / no? (circle your choice)
To send your comments or to contact the Canadian Citation Committee

Committee’s Web site: 
	http://www.droit.umontreal.ca/citation/en/index_en.html
Consultation’s Web site: 
	http://www.droit.umontreal.ca/citation/en/consultation
E-mail address to use for your comments: 
	com.citation@crdp.umontreal.ca

To contact the Committee by other means
Canadian Citation Committee
a/s Daniel POULIN
LexUM, CRDP, Université de Montréal
C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville
Montréal (Qc)  H3C 3J7
Email: poulind@droit.umontreal.ca
Telephone: (514) 343-2139
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