Template:Infobox court case

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Usage

This template summarizes information about a specific court case.

Infobox court case

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Infobox court case

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Parameters

This infobox takes a number of parameters, which are optional unless indicated otherwise:

name

The short name of the case, which should preferably be the same as the article title. If the parameter is omitted, the article name is used.

court

The name of the court that the case was heard in. [[Wikilink]] the name to a Wikipedia article about the court, if there is one. To cause the template to automatically display an image of the coat of arms of a court or of the court building, enter the name of the court as shown at {{Infobox court case/images}}.

image

An image to represent the court, such as a coat of arms or a photograph of a courthouse. Type the name of the image without the "File:" prefix and do not wikilink it. If you omit this parameter, the template automatically displays an image according to the scheme at {{Infobox court case/images}}.

Note that only images that have been released under a free licence should be used here. Such images should preferably be uploaded to the Wikimedia Commons. Do not use images under a (supposed) "fair use" justification, as the use of such images in infoboxes probably does not constitute fair use.

imagesize

The width of the image in pixels, particularly if it is less than 180 pixels (px). Type the number without the "px" suffix ("150", not "150px"). If this parameter is omitted or called but left blank, the image size defaults to 180px.

imagelink

Page to link to from the image. If this is specified, |imagealt= should also be specified.

imagealt

Alt text for the image; see Wikipedia:Alternative text for images.

caption

A caption for the image. Terms in the caption can be wikilinked, if desired.

full name

The full name of the case, including terms like "& Anor" ("and another") or "& Ors" ("and others"). Set out here any abbreviations that appear in the short name of the case in full.

start date

The date the trial started. Use {{start date|yyyy|mm|dd}}.

date decided

The date the decision was handed down. Use {{start date|yyyy|mm|dd}}. In line with "Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)#Linking and autoformatting of dates", do not add wikilinks to dates.

citations

Citations of reports of the case. If a report is available online, use a citation template (such as {{Cite BAILII}}) where available to generate an external link automatically, or else create a link manually.

Note that if the citation uses square brackets, replace them with &#91; and &#93; when putting them inside an external link.

ECLI

The European Case Law Identifier, eg. ECLI:NL:RBAMS:1998:AD2957, gives ECLI:NL:RBAMS:1998:AD2957

transcripts

External links to transcripts of the case, where available.

judges

List the names of the judges sitting on the case, in the order of their precedence if known, separated by commas. The Chief Justice or President of the court, if they are hearing the case, should appear first. The order that the judges' names should appear in is usually shown in reports of the case. Where available, link a name to a Wikipedia article about the judge.

number of judges

Write the number of judges in numerals. This parameter only controls whether the "judges" header is plural. If blank, it defaults to "judge(s)".

decision by

Name the judge who wrote the decision if more than one judge sat on the case. Do not link a name again if it was already linked in the |judges= parameter.

concurring

List those judges who wrote concurring opinions, if any. Do not link a name again if it was already linked in the |judges= parameter.

dissenting

List those judges who wrote dissenting opinions, if any. Do not link a name again if it was already linked in the |judges= parameter.

concur/dissent

List those judges, if any, who wrote opinions concurring in part and dissenting in part. Do not link a name again if it was already linked in the |judges= parameter.

prior actions

Mention any prior trials or appeals, if any. Where possible, link the name of a prior case to a Wikipedia article about the case, and link citations as described above.

appealed from

If this case is an appeal, name the court from which the appeal immediately came. Link the name if possible. If the case at the lower court has its own article, that case can be linked in parentheses after the name of the court. More complicated or longer histories can use the prior actions field alongside this field or instead of it.

appealed to

If this case was appealed, name the court to which the appeal immediately went. Link the name if possible. If the case at the higher court has its own article, that case can be linked in parentheses after the name of the court. More complicated or longer histories can use the subsequent actions field alongside this field or instead of it.

subsequent actions

Mention any later appeals, retrials, or prison sentences, if any. Where possible, link the name of a subsequent case to a Wikipedia article about the case, and link citations as described above.

related actions

Mention any related actions, for example, Mabo v Queensland (No 2) if the article is about Mabo v Queensland (No 1). Where possible, link the name of a related case to a Wikipedia article about the case, and link citations as described above.

opinions

A very brief summary of the major findings or holdings in the case. Many case reports will have headnotes or summaries of the holdings that can be modified and entered into this field.

keywords

A list of keywords that describe the legal issues dealt with by the case. List keywords alphabetically, separate them with {{flatlist}} or {{hlist}}, and link them to appropriate Wikipedia articles wherever possible; for example:

{{hlist| [[Bailment]] | [[common carrier]] | [[negligence]] | [[strict liability]] }}

which will render as:

• Bailment
• common carrier
• negligence
• strict liability

italic title

Indicates that the page title should be italicized. Valid values are "yes", "no" or "force":

• |italic title=yes – the title is italicised, but only if it is less than 50 characters in length; if it contains an opening parenthesis (, only the portion before the opening parenthesis will be italicised
• |italic title=no – the title is not italicised
• |italic title=force – the title is fully italicised

If the |italic title= parameter is blank or omitted, the action is identical to |italic title=yes

ECLI

The European Case Law Identifier. Available for EU courts, European Patent office (Board of Appeal), and several EU countries. Converted into a link to the judgement for Dutch, German and EU cases.

Legacy parameters

Full blank syntax, including the legacy parameters included for compatibility with infoboxes based on Template:Infobox SCOTUS case. Those include: Template:Infobox California Supreme Court case.

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Infobox court case
Court	{{{court}}}

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Technical information

The |image= parameter in the template contains the following function:

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The function does the following tasks:

• If the parameter |image= is used in the template, that image is displayed. If a value is specified for |imagesize=, the image is given that width; otherwise the image width defaults to 180 px.
• If |image= is not used, a check is done to see if the value of |court= is listed in {{Infobox court case/images}}. If the result is "None", then no image is displayed. If the result is an image file (either the coat of arms of a court or a photograph of a courthouse), then the image file is displayed. {{Infobox court case/images}} can be tweaked to display different images depending on the date when the case was decided – for help with this, leave a message on the talk page.
• Again, if a value is specified for |imagesize=, the image is given that width; otherwise the image width defaults to upright=0.82 (which is 180px).
• In either case the image is given a link and alt text specified by |imagelink= and |imagealt=. If |imagelink= is omitted or given no value, the image is linked to its image description page.

JackLee came up with the first version of this function, but thanks are due to Chris Cunningham for coming up with a cleaner solution that works better.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox court case in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox court case

This infobox summarizes core information about a specific court case.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Case name	name	The short name of the case, which should preferably be the same as the article title. If the parameter is omitted, the article name is used.	String	suggested
Litigants	Litigants	no description	String	optional
Court	court CourtName Court	The name of the court that the case was heard in. Wikilink to an article about the court, if it exists. Example [[Criminal Courts of Justice, Dublin|Criminal Courts of Justice]]	String	suggested
Start date	start date start_date	no description	String	optional
Date decided	date decided DecideDate date_decided	no description	Date	suggested
Court seal	CourtSeal	no description	String	optional
Image	image	An image to represent the court, such as a coat of arms or a photograph of a courthouse. Type the name of the image without the File: prefix and do not wikilink it. If you omit this parameter, the template may automatically displays an image based on the name of the court.	File	suggested
Image size	imagesize	The width of the image in pixels, particularly if it is less than 180 pixels (px). Type the number without the "px" suffix ("150", not "150px"). If this parameter is omitted or called but left blank, the image size defaults to 180px. Example 150	Number	optional
Image link	imagelink	Page to link to from the image. If this is specified, the 'imagealt'-parameter should also be specified.	String	optional
Image alt text	imagealt	Alt text for the image; see Wikipedia:Alternative text for images.	String	optional
Image caption	caption	A caption for the image. Terms in the caption can be wikilinked.	String	optional
Full case name	full name FullName	The full name of the case, including terms like "& Anor" ("and another") or "& Ors" ("and others"). Set out here any abbreviations that appear in the short name of the case in full.	String	suggested
ArgueDate	ArgueDate	no description	String	optional
ArgueDateB	ArgueDateB	no description	String	optional
ArgueDateC	ArgueDateC	no description	String	optional
ArgueYear	ArgueYear	no description	String	optional
ArgueDateA	ArgueDateA	no description	String	optional
ReargueDate	ReargueDate	no description	String	optional
ReargueYear	ReargueYear	no description	String	optional
ReargueDateA	ReargueDateA	no description	String	optional
ReargueDateB	ReargueDateB	no description	String	optional
ReargueDate2	ReargueDate2	no description	String	optional
ReargueYear2	ReargueYear2	no description	String	optional
ReargueDateA2	ReargueDateA2	no description	String	optional
ReargueDateB2	ReargueDateB2	no description	String	optional
SubmitDate	SubmitDate	no description	String	optional
SubmitYear	SubmitYear	no description	String	deprecated
Date decided	DecideDate date_decided	The date the decision was handed down. Use {{start date|yyyy|mm|dd}}. In line with "Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)#Linking and autoformatting of dates", do not add wikilinks to dates.	String	suggested
Year decided	DecideYear	Use in place of 'Date decided' only if full date is unknown	String	optional
Citations	citations Citation Citations CitationNew Neutral Citation Other Citations	Citations of reports of the case. If a report is available online, use a citation template (such as {{Cite BAILII}}) where available to generate an external link automatically, or else create a link manually. Note that if the citation uses square brackets, replace them with [ and ] when putting them inside an external link.	String	optional
ECLI	ECLI	The European Case Law Identifier. Available for a selection of European court cases, notably Dutch, Finnish, Spanish and EU.	String	optional
Transcript link	transcripts	External link(s) to transcripts of the case, where available.	String	optional
Cases_cited	Cases_cited	no description	String	optional
Legislation_cited	Legislation_cited	no description	String	optional
Prior actions	prior actions Prior prior_actions	Mention any prior trials or appeals, if any. Where possible, wikilink to an article about the prior case, and link citations as described above.	String	optional
appealed from	appealed from	If this case is an appeal, name the court from which the appeal immediately came. Link the name if possible. If the case at the lower court has its own article, that case can be linked in parentheses after the name of the court. More complicated or longer histories can use the prior actions field alongside this field or instead of it.	String	optional
appealed to	appealed to	If this case was appealed, name the court to which the appeal immediately went. Link the name if possible. If the case at the higher court has its own article, that case can be linked in parentheses after the name of the court. More complicated or longer histories can use the subsequent actions field alongside this field or instead of it.	String	optional
subsequent actions	subsequent_actions Subsequent	Mention any later appeals or retrials, if any. Where possible, link the name of a subsequent case to a Wikipedia article about the case, and link citations as described above.	String	optional
Procedural	Procedural	no description	String	optional
Related actions	Related related actions	Mention any related actions, for example, Mabo v Queensland (No 2) if the article is about Mabo v Queensland (No 1). Where possible, link the name of a related case to a Wikipedia article about the case, and link citations as described above.	String	deprecated
OralArgument	OralArgument	no description	String	optional
OralArguments	OralArguments	no description	String	optional
OralReargument	OralReargument	no description	String	optional
OpinionAnnouncement	OpinionAnnouncement	no description	String	optional
Outcome	Outcome	no description	String	optional
QuestionsPresented	QuestionsPresented	no description	String	optional
Holding	Holding holding	no description	String	optional
Ruling	Ruling	no description	String	optional
Case opinions	opinions	A very brief summary of the major findings or holdings in the case. Many case reports will have headnotes or summaries of the holdings that can be modified and entered into this field.	String	optional
Judge(s)	judge judges Membership	Judge(s) sitting on the case, in order of precedence. Wikilink names where articles exist. Use {{ubl}} for multiple judges. Use in conjunction with 'Number of judges' to display "Judge" vs "Judges". Do not use in conjunction with 'Chief judge' or 'Associate judges'. Example [[Tom Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill|Lord Bingham of Cornhill]]	String	suggested
Number of judges	number of judges	Write the number of judges in numerals. This parameter only controls whether the 'judges' header is plural. If blank, it defaults to 'judge(s)'. Example 1, 3, 9	Number	required
Chief judge	ChiefJudge	Name of the chief judge. Wikilink where appropriate. Use in conjunction with 'Associate judges'. Do not use in conjunction with 'Judge(s)'.	String	suggested
Chief judge title	ChiefJudgeTitle	Custom title for 'Chief judge' label Example Chief justice	Unknown	optional
Associate judges	AssociateJudges	List associate judges on the court using {{ubl…}}. Use in conjunction with 'Chief judge'. Do not use in conjunction with 'Judge(s)'.	String	suggested
Associate judges title	AssociateJudgesTitle	Custom title for 'Associate judges' label Example Associate justices	Unknown	optional
Decision by	decision by	Name the judge who wrote the decision if more than one judge sat on the case. Do not link a name again if it was already linked in the 'judges'-parameter	String	optional
Majority	Majority	no description	String	optional
Plurality	Plurality	no description	String	optional
PerCuriam	PerCuriam	no description	String	optional
Dissent	Dissent	no description	String	optional
Concurrence	Concurrence	no description	String	optional
JoinMajority	JoinMajority	no description	String	optional
Majority2	Majority2	no description	String	optional
JoinMajority2	JoinMajority2	no description	String	optional
Majority3	Majority3	no description	String	optional
JoinMajority3	JoinMajority3	no description	String	optional
JoinPlurality	JoinPlurality	no description	String	optional
Plurality2	Plurality2	no description	String	optional
JoinPlurality2	JoinPlurality2	no description	String	optional
Plurality3	Plurality3	no description	String	optional
JoinPlurality3	JoinPlurality3	no description	String	optional
Plurality4	Plurality4	no description	String	optional
JoinPlurality4	JoinPlurality4	no description	String	optional
Seriatim	Seriatim	no description	String	optional
Seriatim2	Seriatim2	no description	String	optional
Seriatim3	Seriatim3	no description	String	optional
Seriatim4	Seriatim4	no description	String	optional
Seriatim5	Seriatim5	no description	String	optional
concurring	concurring	List those judges who wrote concurring opinions, if any. Do not link a name again if it was already linked in the `judges`-parameter	String	optional
JoinConcurrence	JoinConcurrence	no description	String	optional
Concurrence2	Concurrence2	no description	String	optional
JoinConcurrence2	JoinConcurrence2	no description	String	optional
Concurrence3	Concurrence3	no description	String	optional
JoinConcurrence3	JoinConcurrence3	no description	String	optional
Concurrence4	Concurrence4	no description	String	optional
JoinConcurrence4	JoinConcurrence4	no description	String	optional
Concurrence5	Concurrence5	no description	String	optional
JoinConcurrence5	JoinConcurrence5	no description	String	optional
Concurrence6	Concurrence6	no description	String	optional
JoinConcurrence6	JoinConcurrence6	no description	String	optional
Concurrence7	Concurrence7	no description	String	optional
JoinConcurrence7	JoinConcurrence7	no description	String	optional
Concurrence8	Concurrence8	no description	String	optional
JoinConcurrence8	JoinConcurrence8	no description	String	optional
Concurrence/Dissent	Concurrence/Dissent	no description	String	optional
concur/dissent	Concur/dissent concur/dissent	List those judges, if any, who wrote opinions concurring in part and dissenting in part. Do not link a name again if it was already linked in the `judges`-parameter.	String	optional
JoinConcurrence/Dissent	JoinConcurrence/Dissent	no description	String	optional
Concurrence/Dissent2	Concurrence/Dissent2	no description	String	optional
JoinConcurrence/Dissent2	JoinConcurrence/Dissent2	no description	String	optional
Concurrence/Dissent3	Concurrence/Dissent3	no description	String	optional
JoinConcurrence/Dissent3	JoinConcurrence/Dissent3	no description	String	optional
Concurrence/Dissent4	Concurrence/Dissent4	no description	String	optional
JoinConcurrence/Dissent4	JoinConcurrence/Dissent4	no description	String	optional
Concurrence/Dissent5	Concurrence/Dissent5	no description	String	optional
JoinConcurrence/Dissent5	JoinConcurrence/Dissent5	no description	String	optional
Concurrence/Dissent6	Concurrence/Dissent6	no description	String	optional
JoinConcurrence/Dissent6	JoinConcurrence/Dissent6	no description	String	optional
Concurrence/Dissent7	Concurrence/Dissent7	no description	String	optional
JoinConcurrence/Dissent7	JoinConcurrence/Dissent7	no description	String	optional
Concurrence/Dissent8	Concurrence/Dissent8	no description	String	optional
JoinConcurrence/Dissent8	JoinConcurrence/Dissent8	no description	String	optional
dissenting	dissenting	List those judges who wrote dissenting opinions, if any. Do not link a name again if it was already linked in the `judges`-parameter	String	optional
JoinDissent	JoinDissent	no description	String	optional
ConcurrenceDissent	ConcurrenceDissent	no description	String	optional
Dissent2	Dissent2	no description	String	optional
JoinDissent2	JoinDissent2	no description	String	optional
ConcurrenceDissent2	ConcurrenceDissent2	no description	String	optional
Dissent3	Dissent3	no description	String	optional
JoinDissent3	JoinDissent3	no description	String	optional
ConcurrenceDissent3	ConcurrenceDissent3	no description	String	optional
Dissent4	Dissent4	no description	String	optional
JoinDissent4	JoinDissent4	no description	String	optional
ConcurrenceDissent4	ConcurrenceDissent4	no description	String	optional
Dissent5	Dissent5	no description	String	optional
JoinDissent5	JoinDissent5	no description	String	optional
NotParticipating	NotParticipating	no description	String	optional
Laws applied	laws_applied LawsApplied	no description	String	optional
Superseded	Superseded	no description	String	optional
Overruled	Overruled	no description	String	optional
Overturned previous case	Overturned previous case	no description	String	optional
Abrogated	Abrogated	no description	String	optional
keywords	keywords Keywords	A list of keywords that describe the legal issues dealt with by the case. List keywords alphabetically, separate them with {{Flatlist}} or {{hlist}}, and link them to appropriate Wikipedia articles wherever possible; for example: {{hlist| [[Bailment]] |[[common carrier]] |[[negligence]] |[[strict liability]] }}	String	optional
Area of Law	Area of Law	no description	String	optional
italic title	italic title	Indicates that the page title should be italicized. Valid values are "yes", "no" or "force".	String	optional
Docket numbers	docket	Docket numbers	String	optional
Claim	Claim	no description	Unknown	optional

Tracking category

• Category:Pages using infobox court case with unknown parameters (0)

See also

• Cases of the Supreme Court of Canada – {{Infobox SCC}}
• Cases of European international courts – {{Infobox European case}}
• All Philippine court cases – {{Infobox Philippines court case}}
• Cases of United Nations tribunals – {{Infobox UN court case}}
• Cases of the Supreme Court of the United States – {{Infobox SCOTUS case}}, {{SCOTUS-case}}, {{SCOTUS-recentcase}}, {{Infobox US court case}}
• Cases of the Supreme Court of California – {{Infobox California Supreme Court case}}
• {{Infobox legislation}}

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