Appendix 4 Style Manual (guide) Thesis Master´s in Judicial Sciences 2010-2011 Law Department Pompeu Fabra University 1 I. General Rules I. 1. Text and format The thesis should be written in a normal format and in Times New Roman font except in certain circumstances outlined below. A normal text is one that is not underlined, italicized, bold or any other irregularity. Bold text may be used in the following cases: - Title of the thesis - Section titles Italics may be used in the following cases: - Titles of sub-sections Words in foreign languages Words that require emphasis I.2. Size of the font and style of paragraph The same size font should be used throughout the body of text except in the special circumstances indicated below. Size 13 font should be used with a line spacing of 1.2. The text should be written so that the paragraphs are in the justified format, with no indentations. Double spacing should be used between paragraphs. Special circumstances: - Size 18 font may be used for the title - Size 14 font may be used for each section title - Size 11 font and double spacing should be used for quotations of a certain length that must be differentiated from the text. For example: “Tiene declarado esta Sala, como es exponente el Auto de fecha 1 de abril de 2004, que el delito de estafa se comete en todos los lugares en los que se han desarrollado las acciones del sujeto activo (engaño) o del sujeto pasivo 2 (disposición patrimonial) y en el que se ha producido el perjuicio patrimonial (teoría de la ubicuidad). Criterio que viene corroborado por el Pleno no jurisdiccional de esta Sala, de fecha”. - Size 10 font should be used for the footnotes I.3 Page configuration The size of the paper should be A4. The lateral margins should be 3 cm with an additional margin for binding of 0.5. The margins at the top and bottom of the page should be 2.5 cm. I.4. General structure The thesis should adhere to the following structure: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Index Abbreviations used Introduction Development of each section and sub-section Conclusions Jurisprudence cited (if any) Bibliography The titles of each section should be in size 14 font, bold, and may be numbered. They may also be preceded by a page break. The titles of each sub-section, if any, should be in size 13 font, italicized, and may also be numbered, but always in a coherent format that also includes the numbers of the sections. They may be preceded by three line breaks, but never by a page break. I.5. Acronyms and abbreviations A) Use of acronyms and abbreviations 3 The acronyms that are used in the text that do not appear in the initial list of abbreviations must appear in parentheses after the first reference in the text. For example: Así, la Unión Europea (UE); la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE); etc. Abbreviations must be followed by a period. For example: Así, Art., Dr., Prof., núm., … 4 II. Rules for citations II.1. General rules Citations from literature and other materials that serve to support the arguments in the text should be cited in the footnotes. II.2. Citations from legal texts The first time the source is used, the citation in the footnotes must be complete. The citation must include category, reference number, the date, and the basic information. For example: Ley Orgánica 7/2003, de 30 de junio, de medidas de reforma para el cumplimiento íntegro y efectivo de las penas. Ley 2/1995, de 23 de marzo, de Sociedades de Responsabilidad Limitada. For citations that have already been used it is sufficient to use an abbreviation in which it is sufficient to use an abbreviation of the category and the reference number. For example: Así, LO 7/2003 y LSRL, respectivamente. II.3. Citations from jurisprudence The initial citations (in the text and in the footnotes) of sentences and other decisions should include the following information: initials of the court or resolution, room1 and/or section, date and, in parentheses, the last name of the judge. It is also recommended to refer to the legal basis (FJ in Castilian) cited as the key factor in the court´s decision. For example: STS, Sala 2ª, de 30 de noviembre de 1990 (ponente Martín Pallín), FJ 2º. STS, Sala 1ª, de 1 de marzo de 2007 (ponente Sierra Gil de la Cuesta). 1 If from the context the room can be de deduced, it is not necessary to include it. 5 SAP Barcelona, Sección 5.ª, de 4 de enero de 2000 (ponente Martínez Zapater). In the subsequent citations the name of the judge does not need to be included. In the list of jurisprudence cited that must be attached to the end of the thesis, the case number should be referenced and, if necessary, the reference number of the jurisprudence collection (vid. infra Appendix II). II.4. Citations of literature and other materials A) General Rules In the final bibliography the student should use a full citation format. The last name of the author should be written in capital letters and the title of the publication should be written in italics. For example: DIEZ-PICAZO, Luis, Derecho de daños., Madrid 1999. RAMOS MÉNDEZ, Francisco, Derecho y proceso, Barcelona 1978. The edition number should be included in the case of the second or later editions. It is encouraged to use the latest editions. For works translated from a foreign language, the names of the translators must also be included after the title and edition in parentheses. For example: ROXIN, Claus, Autoría y dominio del hecho en Derecho penal, 7.ª ed., (trad. Cuello Contreras / Serrano González de Murillo), Madrid 2000. In the footnotes, these materials should be cited in an abbreviated format2. For example: DIEZ-PICAZO, Derecho de daños, p. 8. RAMOS MÉNDEZ, Derecho y proceso, pp. 78-82 ROXIN, Autoría y dominio del hecho, 7.ª ed., p. 173 y ss. B) Citations for monographs, manuals, and collective works 2 If prefered, the first citation in the footnotes may be in the full format which is generally reserved for the final bibliography. 6 To make a complete citation the following information must be included: name of author, title of publication, edition, city, and year. For example: FERRER BELTRÁN, Jordi, Prueba y verdad en el derecho, Madrid, 2002. MONTOYA MELGAR, Alfredo, Derecho del trabajo, 29ª ed., Madrid 2008. In the case of multiple authors the names of the director and the coordinator should be included. For example: SILVA SÁNCHEZ, Jesús-María (dir.) / RAGUÉS I VALLÈS, Ramon (coord.), Lecciones de Derecho penal. Parte Especial, Barcelona 2006. If the citation is from one chapter or part of a collective work, the following information must be included: name of the author, title of the publication, name of the director and/or the coordinator, title of the collective work, edition, city, year and page(s) referenced. For example: SALVADOR CODERCH, Pablo, “El discurso del disidente: dichos y hechos”, en CARBONELL SÁNCHEZ, Miguel (coord.), en Problemas contemporáneos de la libertad de expresión, México DF 2004, pp. 201-232. If the work cited has various volumes, the volume number must be included. To cite a volume the abbreviation “v” (“t” in Castilian) should be used. The number of the volume should be written in Roman numerals. For example: COUTURE, Eduardo “El deber de las partes de decir verdad” en Estudios de derecho procesal civil t. III, tercera edición, Buenos Aires, 1989, p. 232-258. For the abbreviated format (footnotes), the last name, title, and page(s) referenced are sufficient. For example: SALVADOR CODERCH, “El discurso del disidente: dichos y hechos”, p. 204. COUTURE, Estudios de derecho procesal civil t. III., p. 234. C) Citations for journal articles For a complete format the following information must be included: last name (in capital letters) and first name of the author, the title of article between quotation marks, the title of the journal in italics, the number of the journal (if the journal is 7 numbered in order) in between parentheses, the year and the page(s) referenced. For example: VALLE MUÑOZ, Francisco, “El acta del juicio en el proceso laboral”, Actualidad Laboral (2), 2005. pp. 1608-1634. CUELLO CONTRERAS, Joaquín, “La teoría de la culpabilidad y el error de prohibición”, CPC (32), 1987, pp. 273-301. For abbreviated citations it is sufficient to include the last name of the author, the title of the journal, the year and the page(s) referenced. For example: VALLE MUÑOZ, Actualidad Laboral, 2005, p. 1610 y s. CUELLO CONTRERAS, CPC, 1987, pp. 275-281. D) Citations from online sources To make a complete citation for an article that has been published on the internet, the following information must be included: last name of the author (in capital letters) and first name, title of the article in quotation marks, title of the source in italics, volume/edition of source (if applicable), year, page(s) referenced and URL. For example: regulación de la responsabilidad precontractual en el Reglamento Roma II”, InDret (4), 2008, p. 4, (http:// ARENAS GARCÍA. Rafael, “La http://www.indret.com ). For abbreviated citations it is sufficient to include the last name of the author, the title of the source, the year and the page(s) referenced. For citations that are not from online journals, the URL and the last date the website was visited must be included. For example: HOOPER, “Sexual Abuse”, http://www.dmh.missouri.gov/facts/cpssex.html (última visita, 19 de agosto de 2003). For abbreviated citations it is sufficient to include the last name of the author, the title and, if applicable, the page(s) referenced. 8 III. Examples of abbreviations ABBREVIATIONS §, §§: parágrafo, parágrafos AAP: Auto Audiencia Provincial. AP: Audiencia Provincial ATC: Auto Tribunal Constitucional ATS: Auto Tribunal Supremo ATSJ: Auto Tribunal Superior de Justicia aptdo.: apartado art., arts.: artículo, artículos BOE: Boletín Oficial del Estado Cap.: capítulo Cc: Código civil Ccom: Código de comercio CDJ: Cuadernos de Derecho Judicial CE: Comunidad Europea CEs: Constitución Española Cfr.: confróntese CGPJ: Consejo General del Poder Judicial Coord./s: coordinador /es CP: Código Penal Dir.: Director DOCE: Diario Oficial de la Comunidad Europea DOG: Diario Oficial de Galicia ed.: edición Ed., Eds.: Editor, editores etc.: etcétera fasc.: fascículo FJ.: Fundamento Jurídico LECiv: Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil LECri: Ley de Enjuiciamiento Criminal LH: Libro homenaje núm.: número marg., margs.: marginal, marginales p./pp.: página /s par.: parágrafo 9 s./ss.: siguiente /s SAP: Sentencia de la Audiencia Provincial STC: Sentencia Tribuanal Constitucional STS: Sentencia del Tribunal Supremo STSJ: Sentencia Tribunal Superior de Justicia t.: tomo Tít.: título trad.: traducción TC: Tribunal Constitucional TS: Tribunal Supremo TSJ: Tribunal Superior de Justicia vol.: volumen 10 IV. Examples of cited jurisprudence JURISPRUDENCE CITED STC núm. 177/1999, de 11 de octubre de 1999 (ponente García Manzano). (RTC 1999\177). STS, Sala 1ª, núm. 875/2006, de 6 de septiembre de 2006 (ponente Giménez García). (RJ 2006\6593). STSJ Castilla y León núm. 9/2006, Sala de lo Civil y Penal, Sección 1.ª, de 15 de noviembre de 2006 (ponente Concepción Rodríguez). (JUR 2007\46010). SAP Barcelona, Sección 6.ª, de 21 de octubre de 2002 (ponente Ragués i Vallès). (ARP 2003\552). 11