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How judges make law through precedent

How judges make law through precedent

Court hierarchy showing Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court and lower courts with arrows for binding precedent and notes on self-binding

Judicial precedent means judges use earlier decided cases as legal authority in later cases. In the common law, judges do not just apply Acts of Parliament; they can also shape legal rules through reasoned decisions.

Law making: judicial precedent Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Law
  3. /Law making: judicial precedent

Step-by-step lessons covering AQA A Level Law Law making: judicial precedent for A Level Law. Each lesson works through exam-style questions.

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