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Toward a Theory of "Stare Decisis" [PDF]
The Journal of Legal Studies, 1972 I shall propose in this article a new theory of stare decisis (a term I use loosely to mean the practice of courts in deciding new cases in accordance with precedents) that draws upon the insights of communications theory as well as upon some previous work of my own on the decision-making process in tort law.
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The methodology of using precedents [PDF]
This paper elucidates the common law doctrine of stare decisis and the methodology of using precedents, including the practice of distinguishing and overruling ...
Lundmark, Thomas
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To Overrule or Not? Precedent and the United States Supreme Court
Studia Iuridica Lublinensia, 2018 The principle of stare decisis in United States courts appears in two aspects – the courts of lower jurisdiction are bound by the rulings issued by the courts of higher jurisdictions and as a horizontal binding of the Supreme Court by its own rulings ...
Eric J. Segall
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Lex Humana, 2012 Resumo: O objeto do artigo consiste na investigação do conceito de stare decisis na jurisdição norte-americana e como ele desempenha uma função limitadora da discrição judicial, estabelecendo, a um só tempo, a estabilidade da interpretação constitucional
Alexandre Douglas Zaidan de Carvalho
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The Role of Dissents in the Formation of Precedent [PDF]
, 2019 I argue that dissenting opinions play an important role in the formation of precedent in the context of plurality decisions. Courts typically treat plurality cases as precedential.
Varsava, Nina
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Sin precedentes: una mirada escéptica a la regla del stare decisis
Doxa, 2016 El presente trabajo pretende demostrar como si bien un ordenamiento sin ningún tipo de regla del precedente resulta disfuncional, tanto la identificación de su ratio decidendi como sus condiciones de aplicación resultan altamente indeterminadas.
Núñez Vaquero, Álvaro
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Interpretive Methodology and Delegations to Courts: Are ‘Common-Law Statutes’ Different? [PDF]
, 2013 It is hard to find consensus on questions of statutory interpretation. Debates rage on about the appropriate goals of interpretation and the best means of achieving those ends.
Lemos, Margaret H.
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Precedent and United States Administrative Law
Studia Iuridica Lublinensia, 2018 In the common law order, precedent is not only a matter of applying law but also of making law. The crucial function of stare decisis is to relieve the appearance of judicial arbitrariness.
William A. Edmundson
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Impeachment as Congressional Constitutional Interpretation [PDF]
, 2000 Katyal argues that one can adhere to originalism in the context of judicial interpretation and, nevertheless, believe in a broader style of interpretation for the legislature. He illustrates the point with three examples--the roles of history, precedent,
Katyal, Neal Kumar
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Roles and the Moral Practice of Precedent. [PDF]
Oxf J Leg Stud, 2023 Van Wees N.
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