Taking precedent seriously

dc.contributor.author	Mee, John
dc.date.accessioned	2024-07-04T14:14:03Z
dc.date.available	2024-06-22T17:53:11Z	en
dc.date.available	2024-07-04T14:14:03Z
dc.date.issued	1993	en
dc.date.updated	2024-06-22T16:53:14Z	en
dc.description.abstract	The doctrine of precedent is at the heart of our legal system. Every lawyer knows that, except in simple cases, our judges are supposed to consider the relevant pronouncements of our courts (and the courts of similar jurisdictions) in previous cases and explain the legal reasoning by which they reach their conclusion. Has this been happening to a satisfactory degree in our higher Courts? If not, does this have any practical consequences? This note examines these questions and highlights a recent encouraging development in relation to the appointment of research assistants for Supreme Court judges.
dc.description.status	Peer reviewed	en
dc.description.version	Accepted Version
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	en
dc.identifier.citation	Mee, J. (1993) 'Taking precedent seriously', Irish Law Times, 13, pp. 245-255.
dc.identifier.endpage	255
dc.identifier.issn	1649-4164
dc.identifier.journaltitle	Irish Law Times
dc.identifier.startpage	245
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10468/16098
dc.identifier.volume	13
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Round Hall
dc.rights	© 1993, Round Hall and the contributor.
dc.subject	Precedent
dc.subject	Ireland
dc.title	Taking precedent seriously
dc.type	Article (peer-reviewed)

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