CTAG Style Manual

1. Books

Whole Authored Book:

A. B. AUTHOR, *Book Title* (Edition, Publisher Year) Page

Example:

P. S. ATIYAH, *The Rise and Fall of Freedom of Contract* (Clarendon Press 1979) 134

Chapter in an Authored Book (by the Same Author):

A. B. AUTHOR, *Book Title* (Edition, Publisher Year) 'Chapter Title', Page
Example:
U. BAXI, *The Future of Human Rights* (3rd edn, Oxford University Press 2012) 'Inconvenient Rights', 87

Chapter in an Edited Book (Different Author & Editor):

A. B. AUTHOR, ‘Chapter Title’ in C. D. Editor (ed), *Book Title* (Publisher Year) Page
Example:

U. BAXI, ‘Postcolonial Legality’ in V. Dhagamwar (ed), *Law and Social Change* (Orient Blackswan 1990) 93

Chapter in a Collected Works (Author + Editor):

A. B. AUTHOR, ‘Chapter Title’ in C. D. Editor (ed), *Book Title by Author* (Publisher Year) Page
Example:
B. R. AMBEDKAR, ‘Annihilation of Caste’ in M. Moon (ed), *Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar: Writings and Speeches, Vol 1* (Government of Maharashtra 1979) 25

2. Journal Articles

A. B. AUTHOR, ‘Article Title’ (Year) Volume *Journal Name* Page

Example:

A. S. KALHAN, ‘Constitution and “Extra-Constitution”: Emergency Powers in Postcolonial India’ (2013) 6 *Global Constitutionalism* 69

3. Indian Case Law

*Party v Party* (Year) Volume SCC Page [Para]

Example:

*Kesavananda Bharati v State of Kerala* (1973) 4 SCC 225 [230]

4. Foreign Case Law

*Party v Party* [Year] Volume Reporter Page (Court) [Para]

Example:
*Donoghue v Stevenson* [1932] AC 562 (HL) [230]

5. Statutes

Act Name Year, s/ss X

Example:
Indian Penal Code 1860, s 377

6. Constituent Assembly Debates

CAD, Volume No, Date, Page

Example:
CAD, vol VII, 25 November 1949, 975

7. Web Sources

A. B. AUTHOR, ‘Title’ (Website, Date) <URL> accessed Day Month Year

Example:
Law Commission of India, ‘Reforms in Family Law’ (Law Commission, 31 August 2018) <http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/reports/Report277.pdf> accessed 23 April 2025

8. Unpublished Theses

A. B. AUTHOR, *Title of Thesis* (unpublished [PhD/LLM] thesis, University, Year)

Example:

R. SHARMA, *Gender and Constitutional Justice in India* (unpublished PhD thesis, JNU 2021)

9. Subsequent/Repeat Citations

`ibid` – if referring to the same source as the previous footnote
`n [fn number]` – to refer back to a prior citation

Examples:
ibid 56

BAXI (n 4) 92