Judicial precedent is the source of law where past decisions create law for judges to refer back to for guidance in future cases. Precedent is based upon the principle of stare decisis et non quieta movere‚ more commonly referred to as ‘stare decisis’‚ meaning to “stand by decided matters”. A binding precedent is where previous decisions must be followed. This can sometimes lead to unjust decisions‚ which I will address when talking about the advantages and disadvantages of binding precedent. First
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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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Introduction: Judicial 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 ie‚ 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 law.
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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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system Advantages of the Jury System Long established trial by peers which has public confidence Lord Devlin‚ a famous House of Lords judge‚ has said that trial by jury is the “lamp that shows that freedom lives”‚ arguing that a defendant has the right to be tried by his peers. Supporters of this view maintain that a jury will exercise common sense rather than slavishly follow the law. For example the case of R v Wang W was charged with having an article with a blade or point in a public place‚
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Judicial Precedent means the process whereby judges follow the decisions made by previous judges in similar cases where the facts are of sufficient similarity. In deciding a case‚ there will be basic tasks‚ establishing what the facts are‚ meaning what actually happened‚ as well as how the law applies to those facts. The idea of judicial precedent is that once a decision has been made in a set of particular facts‚ similar facts in later cases should be treated in the same way. The rules concerning
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Part 1. Judicial Precedent “Stare decesis et non quieta movere” – roughly translated means “Stand by what has been decided and do not unsettle the established” - This is the main legal principle‚ which judges are obliged to follow the already set-up precedents‚ established by prior decisions. This means that a decision made in one case can be binding on all following cases under similar circumstances. The principle of stare decisis consists of two components. The first is the rule that a decision
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............................................................................................................... 2 The Hierarchy of Courts in Mauritius .................................................................................... 3 The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) ........................................................ 3 The Supreme Court ........................................................................................................... 4 The District Court
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Judicial precedent is based upon the Latin maxim "stare decisis" which loosely translates into "stand by what has been decided and do not unsettle the established". Judicial precedent is the source of law where past decisions of the judges create law for future judges to follow‚ this law can be found in judgement that is binding. Ratio Decidendi is the part of the judgement that is binding. In the English legal system‚ higher courts bind lower courts so lower courts have to follow the past decisions
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Institutions Essay Title: ‘Judicial precedent is best understood as a practice of the courts and not as a set of binding rules. As a practice it could be refined or changed by the courts as they wish.’ Discuss Judicial precedent is a judgment or decision of a court which is used as an authority for reaching the same decision in subsequent cases. In English law‚ judgment and decisions can represent authoritative precedent (which is generally binding
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