LAWS 2908 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Nsw Law Reports, Australian Law Reports, Loose Leaf
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Stare decisis: latin phrase: stare decisis et non quieta movere, (cid:862)to sta(cid:374)d (cid:271)y de(cid:272)isio(cid:374)s a(cid:374)d (cid:374)ot to distu(cid:396)(cid:271) settled (cid:373)atte(cid:396)s(cid:863) Precedents produce authorities, to justidy opinions, and judges never fail of decreeing accordingly. Justices steel and freedom in r. v. neves decision: principle of stare decisis is bedrock of judicial system, law is expounded by judges will be corrent which would result when decision felt to be wrong is not overruled. Paper examines aspects of contemporary treatment of precedent in canada: considerations of precedent (vertical) and horizontal conventions of precedent (willing and or able to overrule or depart from decision of same court) Horizontal precedent: ontario court of appeal, manitoba court of appeal, scc. Principles underlying stare decisis and conventions of precedent. Problem with citing 2 eminent jurists: values of stare decisis- consistency, certainty, predictability, and sound judicial admin, adherence to precedents promotes this, more willingness to abandon previous judgement=more confusion.
