PPT-Judicial Precedent Hierarchy of the Courts:

How good are your powers of deduction Task On your table you have a number of cards each of which represents a court in England and Wales Can you create the hierarchy of the courts using your knowledge. The main role of the courts is to resolve disputes. Precedent develops as judges reach decisions in the disputes heard by the courts, and laws are made as a result. In this sense, law-making is a by-product of the dispute resolution procedures undertaken by the courts. :. The ability of judges and courts to make law. The operation of the doctrine of precedent. Reasons for interpretation of statutes by judges. E. ffects of statutory interpretation by judges. Strengths and weaknesses of law-making through the courts. By Vikash kumar, Yashvardhan Singh . & group. 1. ST. YEAR (B.B.A LLb.). What is precedent ?. In common law legal system,. precedent.  is a principle or rule established in a previous legal case that is either binding on or persuasive for a court or other tribunal when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts. The general principle in common law legal systems is that similar cases should be decided so as to give similar and predictable outcomes, and the principle of precedent is the mechanism by which that goal is attained.. Peggy Roebuck Jarrett, guest lecturer. http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/judbranch.html. Sources of Primary Law. Statutes passed by legislative bodies . Regulations promulgated by administrative agencies. Interprets laws and the Constitution and. hears cases.. ARTICLE III. “ The judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.”. By Vikash kumar, Yashvardhan Singh . & group. 1. ST. YEAR (B.B.A LLb.). What is precedent ?. In common law legal system,. precedent.  is a principle or rule established in a previous legal case that is either binding on or persuasive for a court or other tribunal when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts. The general principle in common law legal systems is that similar cases should be decided so as to give similar and predictable outcomes, and the principle of precedent is the mechanism by which that goal is attained.. The Doctrine and Court Structure. Lesson Objectives. I will be able to define judicial precedent. I will be able to describe the hierarchy of the courts. I will be able to construct a diagram of the court structure. SALIENT FEATURES OF BRITISH JUDICIAL SYSTEM. Absence of Single Judicial System . Independence of the Judiciary. Lack of Administrative Courts. Lack of the Provision of Judicial Review. Rule of Law. Jury System. Jurisdiction. Jurisdiction . refers to the power, or authority of a court to hear and determine specific disputes. . Original jurisdiction . refers to the power to hear a case . in its first instance. precedent. The role of the courts. The main purpose of the courts is to settle disputes and apply existing laws to case that comes before them.. Sometimes they make law in the process of resolving a dispute because:. Chapter One. Why Study Courts?. Crime is News. Court Decisions Affect Lives. Gideon v. Wainwright . (1963). United States v. Booker (2005). Inform Discussions of Crime and Crime Control. What is Law?. Piecing It Together . Using the clues on the pieces, assemble the puzzles.. You should have two triangles when you are finished. . Puzzled . County Courts . Circuit Courts . District Courts of Appeal. Classroom Moot Court. Riley vs. California . Can police search your cell phone without a warrant?. If you were responsible for selecting judges in California, what would you look for?. California Courts . Marla S. Moore , Judicial Council Director Jorge Basto , Judicial Council/AOC CIO and Chairman of the Court Information Technology Officer Consortium “Courts, their stakeholders and their custom