11 questions
What is the legal principle important in determining precedent?
Court system structure
Jurisdiction
Authority
Jurisprudence
What is Common Law?
Laws made by Parliament
Laws made by the Courts
Laws made by the Government
Which country is associated with the history, formation and development of the Common law?
England
France
Italia
Canada
What is statute law?
Judge-made law or case made law
Parliament made law or Act
Common people law
The legal term is describe superiority of courtrooms is called..
Authority
Jurisdiction
Hierarchy
Jurisprudence
Precedent is which legal process...
Commands from the Prime Minister
judge made law that is either binding or persuasive to other judges in other cases
an earlier case with an equal or higher court
facts of a later case that are substantially the same
Which of the following statements best describes common law?
Laws made by parliament that apply to all people
Laws that are created by a vote of all people
Laws that are made by judges when no parliamentary laws apply
Laws that are applied to common problems faced by most people in society
What is a binding precedent?
A precedent that is made using the principles of equity
A precedent set by parliament
A precedent set by a higher court that must be followed by lower courts
A precedent that is only used in criminal law matters and does not apply to other types of
law
What is the Ratio Decidendi?
A statement by the judge about the reason for their decision. It creates a precedent that lower courts must follow.
Statements made by judges, such as their personal opinions. These create no immediate precedent, but can be used much later to justify a precedent.
A value that can be obtained by dividing justice by fairness and multiplying the result by 3.4
What is the obiter dicta?
A statement by the judge about the reason for their decision. It creates a precedent that lower courts must follow.
A court official who records everything said in the court room.
Statements made by judges outside the courtroom, such as in the lunchroom or in crowded lifts.
Statements made by judges, such as their personal opinions. These create no immediate precedent, but can be used much later to justify a precedent.
How persuasive a precedent is depends on which two main factors?
How interesting the case is and how old the judge is
How old the precedent is, and how old the judge is
How recent the precedent is and the judge's gender
How influential the judge is and how high the court is