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How to cite a book in McGill

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McGill Legal Book Citation Format

Legal Textbook:

Author, Title (Edition, Publisher Year) Page.

McGill Book Citation Examples

Legal Textbook

A Smith, Constitutional Law (3rd edn, Oxford University Press 2023) 45.

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