The Nature and Authority of Precedent.

An examination of how precedent operates as a common-law doctrine.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Duxbury, Neil
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Subjects:	Stare decisis. Judicial process. Stare decisis > Great Brtiain. Judicial process > Great Britain. Judicial process Stare decisis Great Britain
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Table of cases; 1 Introduction: the usable past; 2 Why does English law have a doctrine of precedent?; 3 Precedents as reasons; 4 Distinguishing, overruling and the problem of self-reference; 5 Why follow precedent?; Index.

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