Judicial Precedent for AS

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Judicial Precedent or Case Law
Pevious judicial decision or proceeding that must be relied upon for future similar cases
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Stare Decisis
'Stand by what has been decided and do not unsettle the established'
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Ratio Decidendi
'Reason for deciding'
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Obiter Dicta
'Other things said'
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Binding Precedent
A decided case which a court MUST follow by law.
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Persuasive Precedent
A previous decision which DOES NOT have to be followed.
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Original Precedent
A decision made on a point of law that has no previous judicial decision.
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Distinguishing
If the precedent has different facts to the present case then the precedent is avoided.
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Overruling
Where a higher court , in a later (different) case, overturns the decision of the precedent in a lower court.
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Reversing
A higher court in the same case overturns the decision of a lower court.
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Card 2

Front

'Stand by what has been decided and do not unsettle the established'

Back

Stare Decisis

Card 3

Front

'Reason for deciding'

Back

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Card 4

Front

'Other things said'

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

A decided case which a court MUST follow by law.

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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