Judicial Precedent is the way that English Common Law has evolved since the time of Henry II when courts were unified into a national system‚ making it common throughout England. Integral to it is the Latin phrase ‘stare decisis’ which literally means ‘to stand by what has been decided’. Its meaning in the case of judicial precedent is very similar‚ that a Judge will go by the same ruling as a previous judge has in the same cases; providing that the precedent comes from a higher or equal court‚ if
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The Judicial System Donna Sarvis CRJ 201 – Introduction to Criminal Justice Instructor – Michael Pozesny July 29‚ 2013 The Judicial System In the United States the criminal justice system consists of three branches‚ Judicial‚ Executive and Legislative. Each of these branches has its own individual duties that they have to perform. For this paper I have chosen the Judicial Branch and its differences from the other two branches‚ this paper will discuss and clarify exactly what the Judicial Branch
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in Vancouver‚ British Columbia‚ Canada‚ with some events held in the resort town of Whistler‚ Richmond‚ West Vancouver and the University Endowment Lands. Approximately 2‚600 athletes from 82 nations participated in 86 events in fifteen disciplines. Both the Olympic and Paralympic Games were being organized by the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC). The 2010 Winter Olympics were the third Olympics hosted by Canada‚ and the first by the province of British Columbia. Previously‚ Canada hosted the
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in the English system. My second point is Stare Decisis and what it is. This point is made up of several questions that I will answer; why have binding precedent? What has to be followed? That is Obiter Dicta and Ratio Decidendi? What is persuasive precedent and who uses it and how it is used? When is a judge bound? Can the Stare Decisis be avoided? And lastly: How has Stare Decisis handicapped the development of the English law? The hierarchy of the courts The English system is made up of a
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the logical deductions of precedent‚ uninfluenced by political or career considerations. The eighteenth century legal commentator‚ William Blackstone‚ introduced the declaratory theory of law‚ stating that judges do not make law‚ but merely‚ by the rules of precedence‚ discover and declare the law that has always been: ’the judge being sworn to determine‚ not according to his private sentiments...not according to his own private judgement‚ but according to the known laws and customs of the land: not
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Common Law Reasoning and Institutions Question 1: “in practice the doctrine of precedent does not constrain judicial decision-making; activist judges can always creatively interpret previous cases to reach the outcome they desire.” Discuss. Answer: In considering whether the doctrine of precedent constrain activist judges like Lord Denning in making their decision‚ we should first examine the English legal system and how judicial precedents operates. The lowest court of law in England
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The French Legal System The French judicial system has developed through many stages during the nation’s history‚ and is deeply rooted in three major influences of the King‚ the people‚ and the outside. The first judicial system‚ a Private Reaction system‚ was established at the founding of France. A judicial system was then established after the Revolution of 1789. The judicial system after the Revolution was based on the principle of legal offenses and punishment. This was stimulated by
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SCYR 2010 - 10th Scientific Conference of Young Researchers – FEI TU of Košice Stability of Power System (May 2011) 1 1 Vladimír KRIŠTOF‚ 2Stanislav KUŠNÍR‚ 3Matúš KATIN Dept. of Electric Power Engineering‚ FEI TU of Košice‚ Slovak Republic Dept. of Electric Power Engineering‚ FEI TU of Košice‚ Slovak Republic 3 Dept. of Electric Power Engineering‚ FEI TU of Košice‚ Slovak Republic 2 1 vladimir.kristof@tuke.sk‚ 2stanislav.kusnir@tuke.sk‚ 3matus.katin@tuke.sk change rapidly‚ but the
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The Application of Precedent • The process: relevant circumstances in the present case; rule to be applied to the case must be discovered by examining previous similar cases (precedent); rule applied to the circumstances of present case. Example 1 • Considine v Shannon regional Fisheries Board [1994] Costello J: ‘principle of precedent is easy to state‚ but is difficult to apply in practice’ • The issue: after a not guilty verdict (acquittal) in the District Court‚ could an appeal could
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