Advantages and Disadvantages of Judicial Precedent (OCR A-Level Law): Quizzes
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What does the Latin phrase 'stare decisis' mean?
What does the Latin phrase 'stare decisis' mean?
Let the decision stand
How does certainty from precedent promote alternative dispute resolution (ADR)?
How does certainty from precedent promote alternative dispute resolution (ADR)?
Parties assess likely outcomes & may settle
What principle does consistency in precedent follow?
What principle does consistency in precedent follow?
Like cases are decided alike
What is ratio decidendi?
What is ratio decidendi?
Legal reasoning binding on future courts
What does the Practice Statement 1966 allow?
What does the Practice Statement 1966 allow?
Supreme Court departing from own precedents
What did R v R (1991) establish about rape within marriage?
What did R v R (1991) establish about rape within marriage?
It is a criminal offence
What problem does rigidity in precedent create?
What problem does rigidity in precedent create?
Individual justice may be restricted
What problem do R v Brown (1993) and R v Wilson (1996) illustrate?
What problem do R v Brown (1993) and R v Wilson (1996) illustrate?
Illogical distinctions on minor points
How was the bad precedent in DPP v Smith (1961) corrected?
How was the bad precedent in DPP v Smith (1961) corrected?
Criminal Justice Act 1967 by Parliament
Could justice work without a system of precedent?
Could justice work without a system of precedent?
No - consistency & predictability needed