On the Role of Precedents and Legal Certainty in German Private Law

The article discusses the role of precedents in the German judicial practice. In the European continental tradition, law enactment is within the legislature, whereas the role of the judiciary is to enforce law. In the continental system, precedent does not constitute a source of law sensu stricto, t...

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Main Author: Bernd H. Oppermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Maria Curie-Skłodowska University 2018-05-01
Series:Studia Iuridica Lublinensia
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Online Access:https://journals.umcs.pl/sil/article/view/6602