Guide to Foreign and International Legal Citations - New York ...

Cite only official reporters, the names of which must not be abbreviated. Cases are divided by
period (Época), and the reporters differ depending on the Época that is cited:
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Fifth (Quinta) to Seventh (Séptima) Época: Semanario Judicial de la Federación
Eighth (Octava) Época: Semanario Judicial de la Federación; Gaceta del Semanario Judicial de la Federación
Ninth (Novena) Época: Semanario Judicial de la Federación y su Gaceta
Note: State courts do not use reports of decisions, since they do not elaborate jurisprudencia in
the same sense as the Federal high courts do.
4.0 Books
Cite books by name of the author(s) [first name, middle name, family name], title (usually
underlined or italicized), volume (if any), edition (if any), publisher, place of publication, year,
and page referenced:
Jorge Alberto Silva, Derecho internacional sobre el proceso, McGraw-Hill, México, 1997,
p.73.
5.0 Articles in Periodicals
Cite articles in periodicals by name of the author(s) [first name, middle name, family name], title
of the article (usually in quotation marks), title of the periodical (usually underlined or italicized),
volume, year, and page referenced:
Carlos Romero Pefta, “La nueva ley de responsabilidades de los servidores públicos”,
Revista de Derecho del Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas de la Universidad de
Guadalajara, vol. 34, 1997, p.112.
6.0 Newspapers and Weekly Journals
Cite articles in newspapers and weekly journals by the name of the author(s) [first name, middle
name, family name], title or heading of the article (usually in quotations marks), title of the
publication (usually underlined or italicized), date, and page referenced:
Jorge Aguirre, “Bancos y deudores ad infinitum", Periódico Público, 15 de julio de 1996,
p.10.
7.0 Official Publications
Cite official publications of the Federal Government (Diario Oficial de la Federación) by title or
abbreviation title, and date of publication. Each state publishes its own official gazette; the
names of which differ depending on the State. Cite official State Gazettes by title and date of
publication.
Diario Oficial de la Federación (D.O.)
Gaceta Oficial del Estado de [name of the state]