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Precedent
In Dennis Patterson (ed.), A Companion to Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory. Oxford, UK: Wiley‐Blackwell. pp. 493–503 (2010)
Abstract
This chapter contains sections titled: The Scope of Precedential Constraint The Strength of Precedential Constraint References.
doctrine of precedent, or stare decisis ‐ courts to follow judicial decisions on matters of law scope of precedential constraint issue of scope of precedential constraint ‐ distinguishing a precedent case and overruling it protecting justified reliance ‐ an important value rule model of precedential constraints result model of precedent ‐ noting difficulties of “a fortiori case” formulation Other false starts in explaining scope of precedential constraint postscript, relation between natural and rule models of precedential constraint strength of precedential constraint
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