Precedent and fairness

Courts in common law systems decide cases as they decided like cases in the past—even if they believe they decided those past cases wrongly. What, if anything, justifies this practice? I defend two main claims. The first is that fairness favors treating like cases alike if that means treating them c...

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Autor principal: Perry, A
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Cambridge University Press 2023