Explain precedent and the importance of stare decisis
What will be an ideal response?
? Precedent is the concept that one case decision becomes the authority for deciding future cases with similar facts.
• Under the doctrine of stare decisis, judges in a particular jurisdiction are bound to follow precedents in the same jurisdiction.
• Stare decisis leads to efficiency in the judicial system.
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