Precedent is the principle in law of using the past in order to assist in current interpretation and decision-making. Precedent does not dictate how a new case should be decided, but it can be very important in establishing, by reference, how courts in general have viewed a particlar law or a type of circumstance viewd in a legal setting. |
Precedent is the principle in law of using the past in order to assist in current interpretation and decision-making. Precedent does not dictate how a new case should be decided, but it can be very important in establishing, by reference, how courts in general have viewed a particlar law or a type of circumstance viewed in a legal setting. |