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For publication titles, use title case; that is, the first letters of all words should be capitalized except for articles (''the'', ''a'', ''an''), prepositions (''in'', ''of'', ''to'', ''from'', ''with'', etc.), and conjunctions (''and'', ''but'', ''for'', ''or'' and ''nor''). | For publication titles, use title case; that is, the first letters of all words should be capitalized except for articles (''the'', ''a'', ''an''), prepositions (''in'', ''of'', ''to'', ''from'', ''with'', etc.), and conjunctions (''and'', ''but'', ''for'', ''or'' and ''nor''). | ||
== Direct quotations and excerpts == | |||
Readers who are new to the law (and seek to understand basic principles first) may benefit more from a plain explanation and spared the ''legalese''. For more interested readers, a link to the original law or case on CanLii will provide the source they need for deeper study. | |||
In some cases, however, it's valuable to show readers the exact, verbatim wording from a piece of legislation, court decision, or contract. | |||
=== Short quotations === | |||
Short quotations (less than a paragraph and no more than a few sentences) can be enclosed with quotation marks and reproduced in-line with the text, e.g.: | |||
*Section 7 of the ''Guidelines'' says the court is required to consider "the necessity and reasonableness of the expense in relation to the means of the spouses and those of the child." | |||
*In ''[http://canlii.ca/t/1d2x1 Hanson v. Hanson]'', 1999 CanLII 6307 the Supreme Court of Canada cautioned that the courts cannot sanction "the refusal of a parent to take reasonable steps to support his or her children simply because the parent cannot obtain interesting or highly paid employment." | |||
=== Longer excerpts === | |||
For longer excerpts, a block format is required. Clicklaw Wikibooks has two methods of presenting block format, depending on the type of source. | |||
==== Block formatting legislation, terms and clauses == | |||
Clicklaw Wiikibooks uses block quote tags (<code><blockquote></blockquote></code>), multiple indentation levels, and a monospace font (<code><tt></tt></code>) for excerpts taken from acts, regulations, contracts and court orders (as distinct from reasons for judgment). Doing so distinguishes the codified language and hierarchical structure of these sources compared to the more narrative flow and natural language of other types of content. A block formatted excerpt in a monospace font looks like this: | |||
<blockquote><tt>s. 19(2) The court may impute such amount of income to a spouse as it considers appropriate in the circumstances, which circumstances include the following:</tt></blockquote> | |||
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(b) the spouse is exempt from paying federal or provincial income tax;</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | |||
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(c) the spouse lives in a country that has effective rates of income tax that are significantly lower than those in Canada;</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | |||
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(h) the spouse derives a significant portion of income from dividends, capital gains or other sources that are taxed at a lower rate than employment or business income or that are exempt from tax.</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | |||
Note that there are two levels of indentation, and that subsections (a-h) are more indented. | |||
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like sections, clauses or terms found in acts, regulations, contractual agreements, and court orders) are formated in, or anything treats narrative excerpts differently from caselaw and If you plan to Short excerpts If the Codified language (such as In those cases, you can quote sections from an act or a block of text from another source. | |||
=== Legislation, contracts and codi === | |||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
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=== External links === | === External links === | ||
Minimize using external links in the main body of a page; include only external links that are to essential resources or information. For other external links, look to include those in an external links section at the end, pointing to further information outside Clicklaw Wikibooks. | Minimize using external links in the main body of a page; include only external links that are to essential resources or information. For other external links, look to include those in an external links section at the end, pointing to further information outside Clicklaw Wikibooks. | ||
== Numbers == | == Numbers == | ||