[mbudde]

In Danish (and probably others) "paragraph" ("paragraf") usually refers to a section of a law text and uses the "§" symbol.

[hnarn]

"The paragraph mark ( ¶ ) is used when citing documents with sequentially numbered paragraphs (e.g., declarations or complaints). The section mark ( § ) is used when citing documents with numbered or lettered sections (e.g., statutes)."

http://typographyforlawyers.com/paragraph-and-section-marks....