What are precedent and stare decisis? How do they work together? Which do you think is the most important?
What will be an ideal response?
Every final decision by a court creates precedent. Precedent governs the court issuing the decision and any lower or inferior courts in that jurisdiction. Stare decisis means "let the decision stand." Under the principle of stare decisis, if there is a prior decision on a legal issue that applies to a current case, the court will be guided by that prior decision and apply the same legal principles in the current case. In situations in which the law is ambiguous and the same issue has come up before, it makes sense to look to past decisions--that is, to precedent--to see how the matter has been resolved previously. Stare decisis is the principle behind establishing the value of prior decisions or precedent.
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false