Week 3 - Advantages of the System of Judicial Principles

Question 1

What is the system of judicial precedent?

Answer 1

Where the common law is being built based on the idea of where a judge is making the decision in the hierarchy of the courts

Question 2

What are the __ advantages?

Answer 2

• flexibility
• decisions
• judges
• application
• certainty

Question 3

Flexibility

Answer 3

The ability to distinguish cases - they can find in most cases that the previous decision shouldn’t be followed because it doesn’t match up

Question 4

Decisions

Answer 4

Assured that high quality decisions are being made - got experienced judges who, through their decision, also ensure other courts stay on track

Question 5

Judges

Answer 5

Hope that only very able people can become judges

Question 6

Application

Answer 6

The law is consistently applied, thanks to the other factors, CREATING CERTAINTY