Law module 1 0.0 / 5 ? LawJudicial precedentASAQA Created by: danicarrington1Created on: 27-03-14 19:35 Doctrine A set of rules that people abide by e.g the law 1 of 10 Judicial precedent Law made by judges in the court 2 of 10 Stare decisis Stand by the decision 3 of 10 Ratio decidendi Reasons for the decision 4 of 10 Obiter dicta Things said by the way 5 of 10 Law reports Full, accurate reports on judicial procedure. 6 of 10 Distinguishing The facts of the case are significantly different to the facts of the precedent and therefore the judge is not bound to follow the precedent. 7 of 10 Overruling A precedent created at one point in time is overruled by a different precedent from a case at a later date 8 of 10 Reversing A decision made on a case can be reversed by a court which is superior to it. 9 of 10 Disapproval Pressure is brought to a court who created binding precedent to change/overrule that precedent. 10 of 10
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