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Doctrine of precedent.
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Word Count 1612 - (Including 110 for Quotation & Bullet Points) DOCTRINE OF PRECEDENT Question 1 Precedent has a very important role in the common law. It ensures certainty and consistency and logical progression and development in the law. Precedent is the principle in law of using the past judicial decisions in order to assist with the current interpretation and appropriate decision making. Doctrine of Precedent a legal term to describe the practice where principles established in previous Court rulings are binding on future cases which have similar circumstances. Rulings issued from a Court are binding on that level of Court and lower Courts. The doctorine that a lower court must follow a precedent is called a Stare decisis. Stare decisis is Latin for "to stand by things decided." Stare decisis is essentially the doctrine of precedent. Courts cite to stare decisis when an issue has been previously brought to the court and a...
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