Neil Duxbury examines how precedents constrain legal decision-makers and how legal decision-makers relax and avoid those constraints. There is no single principle or theory which explains the authority of precedent but rather a number of arguments which raise rebuttable presumptions in favour of precedent-following. This book examines the force and the limitations of these arguments and shows that although the principal requirement of the doctrine of precedent is that courts respect earlier judicial decisions on materially identical facts, the doctrine also requires courts to depart from such decisions when following them would perpetuate legal error or injustice. Not only do judicial precedents not 'bind' judges in the classical-positivist sense, but, were they to do so, they would be ill suited to common-law decision-making. Combining historical inquiry and philosophical analysis, this book will assist anyone seeking to understand how precedent operates as a common-law doctrine.
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"...For the American reader concerned with precedent in constitutional law, there is much food for thought..."
--Matthew J. Franck, Radford University; Visiting Fellow, Princeton University, The Law and Politics Book Review
--Matthew J. Franck, Radford University; Visiting Fellow, Princeton University, The Law and Politics Book Review
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Neil Duxbury examines how precedents constrain legal decision-makers and how legal decision-makers are able to relax those constraints. In doing so, he shows that no single principle explains the authority of precedent; instead there are a number of arguments which raise rebuttable presumptions in favour of precedent-following.
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THE NATURE AND AUTHORITY OF PRECEDENT,
By Luiz I. Vigil Neto "law and history reader" (Porto Alegre - Brazil) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
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It is a recent edition, but in my opinion, it is an obligatory reading for those who intend to understand the common law system.
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