Why precedent works

This chapter presents a social model of precedent, one in which the legal rules of precedent are supplemented by non-legal rules generated within social groups, principally the legal community of which the judge is a part. It argues that the legal structures of precedent are not enough, in themselv...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barber, NW
Other Authors: Endicott, T
Format: Book section
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2023