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2. What is judicial precedent? Precedent is defined as preceding instance or cases that may serve as an example for or justification in subsequent cases It means judges are to follow the rule of law of previous decided cases until overruled or modified by a higher court. Similar cases basically are to be treated alike based on the stare decisis. This is a way in which judges could create certainty and fairness within the legal system. 3. What is the meaning of stare decisis? Stare decisis is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase 'stare decisis et non quie ta movere' which means to stand by what has been decided and not to unsettle the established. This is the basis of the English legal system of precedent for example where the decision of a higher court acts as binding authority on a lower court within the same jurisdiction. 4. What is the...

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