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Define judicial precedent principle of rules made on past decisions which other judges must follow in future similar cases What does stare decisis mean? to stand by what has been decided What is ratio decidendi? The reason for decision. It is the binding part of the judgement. R v Dudley and Stevens Two shipwrecked defendants killed and ate the cabin boy. They raised necessity as a defence. The court gave 3 reasons for refusing this defence: - if necessity is not available on a charge ...

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Define judicial precedent principle of rules made on past decisions which other judges must follow in future similar cases What does stare decisis mean? to stand by what has been decided What is ratio decidendi? The reason for decision. It is the binding part of the judgement. R v Dudley and Stevens Two shipwrecked defendants killed and ate the cabin boy. They raised necessity as a defence. The court gave 3 reasons for refusing this defence: - if necessity is not available on a charge of thef...

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Define and understand the hierarchy of the courts, understand what jurisdiction means and investigate the three factors that influence a court’s jurisdiction, apply these factors to the various courts, understand and explain the court structure, define a number of words and concepts, define the doctrine of judicial precedent, investigate where judgements can be found and which part of the judgement sets precedent by distinguishing between reported and unreported cases and ratio decidendi versu...

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