What does Stare Decisis mean?
A legal principle by which judges are obligated to respect the precedent established by prior decisions.
Under the principle of stare decisis, the court is expected to follow its previous rulings on similar cases.
Stare Decisis in German, French, Spanish and Italian
GermanStare decisis
also Bindungswirkung von Präjudizien
Grundsatz der Bindung an gerichtliche Vorentscheidungen.
FrenchStare decisis
also Règle du précédent
Règle de droit anglo-saxonne imposant de suivre les décisions antérieures.
SpanishStare decisis
also Respeto al precedente
Principio legal que obliga a los jueces a seguir los precedentes judiciales.
ItalianStare decisis
Principio del vincolo del precedente giudiziario.
Synonyms and opposites for Stare Decisis
- Synonym Precedent