ACCA-LW章節(jié)中英文知識點(diǎn)Chapter2先例會失效嗎？，Chapter 2 Sources of law

1.3 先例會失效嗎？ Yes, 5種情況下會失效

Factors determining whether or not a precedent is binding

1.3.1 Court hierarchy等級結(jié)構(gòu)

1.3.2 Established precedents will not be binding

1.3.1 Court hierarchy 等級結(jié)構(gòu)

Only decisions of the higher courts in important cases can create precedent

1.3.2 Established precedents will not be binding

? Overrule否決

? Reverse推翻

? Distinguishing 區(qū)分(material facts similar——persuasive)

? ratio decidendi obsure

? Per incuriam

1.3.2.1 Overrule否決

? Where an earlier decision was made by a lower court, the judges of a higher court can overrule the ratio of that earlier case if they disagree with the lower court's statement of the law. The outcome of the earlier judgement remains the same, but will not be followed in future.

? 否決：指高級地位的法院否決了之前低級法院的判決結(jié)果作為先例的權(quán)利。比如：因?yàn)闀r(shí)代變遷，過去的法律規(guī)則不再適用于現(xiàn)在，因此高級地位的法院否決了之前案件所形成的先例;高級地位的法院會出一個(gè)updated decision適用現(xiàn)在及將來，之前當(dāng)時(shí)的判決結(jié)果仍然有效。