Working paper
What it is
A working paper on SSRN or an institutional site.
How to cite using OSCOLA
Like an electronic article, with the series and number. If it is later published in a journal, cite that instead.
Example citation
John M Finnis, ‘On “Public Reason”’ (2006) Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper 1/2007, 8 <https://perma.cc/2DG8-LUHP>.
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