Stare Decisis
Stare Decisis
English:
"to stand by things decided"
"yesterday’s decision shall govern today’s decisions"
“An absolute pre-requisite to common-law lawmaking is the doctrine of the stare decisis – that is, the principle that a decision made in one case will be followed in the next.” – Justice Scalia.
Note: Stare Decisis is a not preclusion notion (argument). Is simply states that like cases be decided in a like manner. Compare this to Res Judicata and Virtual Representation.
