AQA GCSE Citizenship Studies · 8100
Paper 2
Revise: Common Law and LegislationWhen deciding a case, a judge may establish a legal principle that can be used in later cases involving similar issues. This is called a precedent.
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GCSE Citizenship Studies · key term
A legal principle established in an earlier court decision that guides, or binds, decisions in later similar cases.
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Paper 2
Revise: Common Law and LegislationWhen deciding a case, a judge may establish a legal principle that can be used in later cases involving similar issues. This is called a precedent.
Paper 1, Paper 2
A legal principle established by a court decision that guides, and may bind, courts deciding later similar cases.
Distinguish a judicial precedent from an Act of Parliament: they are different sources of law.
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A decision can establish a precedent: a legal principle used when later courts decide similar cases. Precedents from higher courts can bind lower courts.