The Concept of Stare Decisis in the German Legal System – a Systematically Inconsistent Concept with High Factual Importance

It is worth mentioning that the German legal system is based on the codified law. This system lacks in stare decisis and precedents in general, which – in principle – does not raise doubts. The role of precedent in the decisional process is relative and dependent on the question as to whether the ca...

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Main Authors: Peter Stainer, Dominik König
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/6610