AGLC4 Rule 16.3.2: Legislative Materials: Constitutions

The constitutions of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China, and the Basic Law of Macau, are cited in fixed forms followed by a pinpoint. Further details such as the adoption date or body may be added in the manner of rule 16.3.1 where relevant.

AGLC4 page 224

Format

Quoted from the Guide, page 224
«中华人民共和国宪法» [Constitution of the People’s Republic of China] Pinpoint.
«中華民國憲法» [Constitution of the Republic of China] Pinpoint.
«中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區基本法» [Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China] Pinpoint.

A boxed element is filled in with the source's details; everything outside a box is written exactly as shown.

Formatting

  • Chinese characters are never italicised; wherever the ordinary rule would italicise an element, its Chinese characters are placed between guillemets « » in roman type instead.
  • The title in characters is followed by its English translation in square brackets.
  • No jurisdiction bracket is used.
  • The pinpoint follows the translation after a space with no comma.

Examples

Quoted from the Guide, page 224
  1. 13
    «中华人民共和国宪法» [Constitution of the People’s Republic of China] art 3.
  2. 14
    «中華民國憲法» [Constitution of the Republic of China] art 129.
  3. 15
    «中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區基本法» [Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China] ch III.

See also

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Formats, examples, passages, tables and the forms marked Not are quoted from the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (4th ed, Melbourne University Law Review Association, 2018), with the page of the Guide they appear on. Titles, summaries and explanations are our own.