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Precedent

Precedent is a judicial decision that serves as an authority for courts when deciding subsequent identical or similar cases. Fundamental to common law legal systems, precedent operates under the principle of stare decisis ("to stand by things decided"), where past judicial decisions serve as case law to guide future rulings, thus promoting consistency…

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Triples153
Avg. degree1.98
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related to United States legal system · 16
Precedent → By, Court, Court's, Hillery, In Vasquez, It, Justices, Once, Over, Stare, Supreme Court, Thanks, The, The United States Supreme, These, United States
related to Originalism · 13
Precedent → America, Both, By, Constitutional, However, In, Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Scalia, Originalism, Originalists, Stare, The, While
related to Civil law systems · 12
Precedent → As, Because, By, Council, France, French Cassation Court, In, Instead, Stare, State, The, This
related to Mixed or bijuridical systems · 11
Precedent → Because, In South Africa, Laws, Louisiana, Philippines, Quebec, Scotland, Scots, Some, South African, Such
related to Development · 9
Precedent → Before, Common, Customary, During, Early English, English, Royal, Substantial, The
related to Nonprecedential decisions · 9
Precedent → As, Department, Depublication, Federal Appendix, Justice, Litigation, Nonpublication, Selective, Unpublished
related to Persuasive precedent · 8
Precedent → Although, Australia, Courts, Examples, For, Hong Kong, Persuasive, United Kingdom
related to Role of academics in civil law jurisdictions · 8
Precedent → Because, Blackstone, Coke, France, Historically, Law, Recueil Dalloz, Today
related to Stare decisis · 8
Precedent → Appeals, Horizontal, Latin, Stare, Supreme Court, The, The Seventh Circuit Court, Vertical
related to Agreement with precedent · 6
Precedent → Constitution, Critics, For, Supporters, There, This

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court law decisis stare courts decisions case legal doctrine decision cases binding common may supreme judicial systems constitutional persuasive state

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Precedentis ajudicial decision that serves as an authority for courts when deciding subsequent identical or similar cases0.90text
Precedentis adefining feature that sets common law systems apart from civil law systems0.90text
Recueil Dalloz in Franceinstance ofthis is called doctrine and may be published in treatises or in journals0.80text
Cokeinstance ofexcept perhaps for the academic writings of prominent judges0.80text
Blackstoneinstance ofexcept perhaps for the academic writings of prominent judges0.80text
Justice Antonin Scalia argue thatinstance ofOriginalists0.80text
Precedentrelated to Academic studyFor0.60section
Precedentrelated to Academic studyThe0.60section
Precedentrelated to Academic studyScholars0.60section
Precedentrelated to Agreement with precedentCritics0.60section
Precedentrelated to Agreement with precedentThere0.60section
Precedentrelated to Agreement with precedentSupporters0.60section

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