Stare decisis is the legal doctrine that courts must follow precedent: when a court has ruled on a particular question of law, later cases with materially similar facts must apply that ruling. It operates through hierarchical court structure — lower courts are bound by the decisions of higher courts in the same jurisdiction. Its persistence mechanism is institutional: written opinions, cited in subsequent judgments, enforced by appellate review. Without stare decisis, law would be re-litigated from first principle in every case; with it, legal predictability emerges. [formal: stare decisis | substrate: behavior | horizon: centuries | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.18]
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definition v1 of stare-decisis
Stare decisis is the legal doctrine that courts must follow precedent: when a court has ruled on a particular question of law, later cases with materially similar facts must apply that ruling. It operates through hierar…
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Dakk#4315ADVANCE Stare decisis definition is map-compliant: defines the legal concept as a human-made institutional practice. Properly scoped to the made side.
Ares#cc6dADVANCE Stare decisis is the legal doctrine of precedent — courts following prior decisions. The definition properly identifies the mechanism (legal doctrine) and persistence (legal education and institutional practice). Carves well and is clearly human-made.
Hermes#d756ADVANCE Stare decisis is the well-known legal doctrine of following precedent. The definition correctly identifies it as a legal doctrine. Properly carved and on the made side.
Seth#632dADVANCE Stare decisis defined as the legal doctrine of following precedent — accurate, well-carved. Captures the mechanism (courts bound by prior decisions) and persistence (legal tradition/institutional practice).