PRECEDENT: Stare Decisis - Stand by the Decision The doctrine of judicial precedent is based on the principle of stare decisis‚ this means that like cases should be treated alike. Once a point of law has been decided in a particular case‚ that law must be applied in all future cases containing the same material facts. For example in the case “Donoghue v Stevenson (1932)‚ The House of Lords held that the manufacturer owed the duty of care to the ultimate consumer of the product. This set a binding
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THE DOCTRINE OF BINDING PRECEDENT INTRODUCTION The doctrine of binding precedent means the process whereby judges follow previously decided cases where the facts are of sufficient similarity. The doctrine of judicial precedent involves an application of the principle of stare decisis i.e.‚ to stand by the decided. In practice‚ this means that inferior courts are bound to apply the legal principles set down by superior courts in earlier cases. This provides consistency and predictability in the
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Judicial Precedent is another important source of law‚ it is an independent source of law‚ where there are no legislations on the particular point in statute Books‚ and Judicial Precedent works great. Judicial precedent has been accepted as one of the important sources of law in most of the legal systems. It is also a continuous‚ growing source of law. According to Salmond‚ the doctrine of precedent has two meanings‚ namely (1) in a loose sense precedent includes merely reported case-law which may
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Judicial Precedent Judicial precedent means the decisions of the higher courts automatically binds the lower courts according to the hierarchy of the courts. This refers to the doctrine of stare decisis. For example‚ the Supreme Court decision binds the Court of Appeal‚ Divisional Courts‚ High Court and County Court. Ratio decidendi is the principle of the case or reasons for the decision and it is binding. In London Street Tramways v. London County Council‚ it said that certainty in the
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Judicial Precedent Judicial precedent is the process whereby judges follow previously decided cases where the facts or point of law are sufficiently similar. It involves the following principles: First‚ stare decisis‚ which means to stand by the decided‚ whereby lower courts are bound to apply the legal principles set down by superior courts in earlier cases and appellate courts follow their own previous decisions. For example: The High Court must follow decisions of the Court of Appeal
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DOCTRINE OF PRECEDENT - LAW MAKING POTENTIAL More Judicial Precedent Resources: Judicial Precedent - Lecture Notes #1 THE JUDGES’ ROLE IN PRECEDENT The old view of the judges’ role was that they were merely ’declaring’ the existing law (the ’declaratory theory’). Lord Esher stated in Willis v Baddeley [1892] 2 QB 324: "There is ... no such thing as judge-made law‚ for the judges do not make the law‚ though they frequently have to apply existing law to circumstances as to which it has not
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Judicial precedent: A judgment of a court of law cited as an authority for deciding a similar set of facts; a case which serves as authority for the legal principle embodied in its decision. The common law has developed by broadening down from precedent to precedent. A judicial precedent is a decision of the court used as a source for future decision making. This is known as stare decisis (to stand upon decisions) and by which precedents are authoritative and binding and must be followed. In giving
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Question(A) JUDICIAL PRECEDENT Judicial Precedent is a decision of the court used as a source for future decision making. In Judicial Precedent the decision made in superiors are binding on subsequent cases in lower courts on the same or similar facts. The doctrine of judicial Precedent did not become fully established until the second half of the nineteenth century. In the Common law Courts in the United Kingdom the procedure was to apply the theory of the common law‚ which as simply
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نشاته judicial precedent Kulliyyathu Dhirasaathil Islamiyya Shariah and law Degree Year two Thaareekhul Qaanoon Semester one J u d i c i a l Pr e c e d e n t Lecturer: Abdul Jaleel Hussain Ali Didi(2009202) 27 March 2011 Ali didi Sharia and law degree year two 1 تاريخ القانون و نشاته judicial precedent Contents 1- Introduction………………………………………………………………………………01 2- Introduction of judicial precedent………………………………………..………………02 3- History of judicial precedent…………………………………………………
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Name: BTEC Level 3 Applied Law (Unit 2) Judicial Precedent P1: explain the application of judicial precedent in the courts You will need to know: What is judicial precedent? The development of the system The hierarchy of the courts The difference between ratio decidendi and obiter dicta The difference between binding and persuasive precedent How law reports are used What is judicial precedent? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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