judicial precedent

• What is judicial precedent?

  a source of law making where past decisions of judges create laws for future judges to follow
• What is judicial precedent based on

  principle of standing by or following what judges have decided on in previous cases
• What is the advantage of treating similar cases in the same way

  creates certainty, consistency and fairness in the legal system
• Why is the term common law used?

  • based on the decision the courts made in previous cases which helps to create a single set of laws common to the whole country