OCR Law for AS - Judicial precedent

unit 2 revision sources of law

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  • Created by: Georgia
  • Created on: 07-12-12 09:32
Laws made by the judges
judicial precedent
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stand by what has been decided and do not unsettle the established
stare decisis
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creates a precedent for judges to follow in the future
ratio decidendi
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A judge's incidental expression of opinion, not essential to the decision and not establishing precedent.
obiter dicts
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if a precedent has not been made the decision of the judge will count for any future like cases
original precedent
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precedent from earlier case which must be followed even if the judge does not agree
binding precedent
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not binding on the court, but the judge may consider it and decide that it is a correct principle so he is persuaded that he should follow it.
persuasive precedent
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lowest court in a civil and criminal case
magistrates court
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how many courts are in the hierarchy in civil cases
seven
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how many courts are in the hierarchy in criminal cases
six
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what is the highest court in both civil and criminal cases
european court of justice
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what was formally known as the house of lords
the supreme court
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stresses that criminal law needs to be certain
practice statement
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two divisions of this court the civil and criminal
the court of appeal
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method used by the judge to avoid following a past decision which he would otherwise have to follow
distinguishing
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court in a later case states that the legal rule decided in an earlier case is wrong
overruling
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court higher up can reverse a decision
reversing
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advantage of judicial precedent
certainty
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another advantage of judicial precedent
consistency
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disadvantage of judicial precedent
rigidity
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Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

stand by what has been decided and do not unsettle the established

Back

stare decisis

Card 3

Front

creates a precedent for judges to follow in the future

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

A judge's incidental expression of opinion, not essential to the decision and not establishing precedent.

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

if a precedent has not been made the decision of the judge will count for any future like cases

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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