Template:Cite French law

Loi du {{{date in French}}}

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Usage

This template allows for an easy citing of French laws.

To do

Clean up parameter names/usage and debug
- Consider moving to CS1|2 wrapper
Add support for NOR, ELI, ECLI, JORF
Add support for typical CS1 parameters like access-date

Syntax

{{cite French law|number or usual name=n° |date in French=|full name=|article=|articles=|language=|lower case=|URL=}}

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Requirement
`number or usual name`	number^[1] or usual name of the law	optional
`date in French`	full date the law was enacted (in French)	required
`full name`	full name of the law (in French)	optional
`article`	specific article within the law	optional
`articles`	specific articles within the law	optional
`language`	language of the text/URL	optional
`lower case`	for the first letter to be in lower case (for in-text citations), specify "yes", otherwise leave blank	optional
`URL`	URL hosting a copy of the law	optional

Examples

With all parameters

{{cite French law|number or usual name=n° 85-677|date in French=5 juillet 1985|article=1|language=French|full name=tendant à l'amélioration de la situation des victimes d'accidents de la circulation et à l'accélération des procédures d'indemnisation|URL=http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006068902&dateTexte=vig}}

will display as:

Loi n° 85-677 du 5 juillet 1985 tendant à l'amélioration de la situation des victimes d'accidents de la circulation et à l'accélération des procédures d'indemnisation, article 1 (in French)

Without article

{{cite French law|number or usual name=n° 85-677|date in French=5 juillet 1985|full name=tendant à l'amélioration de la situation des victimes d'accidents de la circulation et à l'accélération des procédures d'indemnisation|URL=http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006068902&dateTexte=vig}}

will display as:

Loi n° 85-677 du 5 juillet 1985 tendant à l'amélioration de la situation des victimes d'accidents de la circulation et à l'accélération des procédures d'indemnisation (in French)

Lower case, without article, full name, language and link

{{cite French law|number or usual name=n° 85-677|date in French=5 juillet 1985|lower case=yes}}

will display as:

loi n° 85-677 du 5 juillet 1985

Background information

The official French legalese definition of arrêté is in section 1.3 of Guide de légistique (3 ed.), La documentation Française, 2017, ISBN 978-2-11-145578-8, retrieved 2022-07-08 See also section 6 (Principales règles typographiques...) for everything you wanted to know about French legal citation formatting.

The basic layout of most French statutes is described in English at "Codes & Legislation". France: legal resources. Bodleian Libraries – University of Oxford. 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-07-08.

Template Data

Facilitates citations of French law

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Articles' numbers	`articles`	If a certain group of articles in the law is being cited, insert the numbers of those articles here.	Number	optional
number or usual name	`number or usual name`	The law number or the law's usual name. If you choose to insert its number here, use the 'n°' format. Example n° 85-677	String	optional
Toggle lowercase first letter	`lower case`	If you want the first letter of the law to be lowercase, insert 'yes' here. Example yes Auto value `yes`	Boolean	optional
Language	`language`	The language that the text/URL is written in Suggested values `French` `English` Default French Example French	String	optional
URL	`URL`	A URL hosting a copy of the law	URL	optional
Full name	`full name`	The law's complete name	String	optional
Article number	`article`	If a specific article within a law is being cited, use this parameter to indicate its number Example 1	Number	optional
Date (in French)	`date in French`	the full date on which the law was enacted (must be in French) Example 11 mai 1842	Date	required

References

^ The French Imprimerie nationale recommends the use of the form "n°"—an "n" followed by a superscript lowercase "o" or the degree symbol ° (which can be inserted below the edit box when editing on Wikipedia). The plural form "n^os" can also be used. Lexique des règles typographiques en usage à l'imprimerie nationale (in French). Paris: Imprimerie nationale. 2011. ISBN 9782743304829.

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[1] The French Imprimerie nationale recommends the use of the form "n°"—an "n" followed by a superscript lowercase "o" or the degree symbol ° (which can be inserted below the edit box when editing on Wikipedia). The plural form "n^os" can also be used. Lexique des règles typographiques en usage à l'imprimerie nationale (in French). Paris: Imprimerie nationale. 2011. ISBN 9782743304829.