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Judicial Precedent - Coggle Diagram

- - - - binding on the court itself and all inferior courts
  - - - each bound by its own decisions
        
        BUT not other divisions of the HC, which binding on inferior courts
  - - - all binding on all other courts below in the hierarchy
- - - - lies at the heart of common law system
- - - - Judge should follow the rule of law established in the earlier case (BINDING PRECEDENT).
    - - The judge in the new case DOES NOT have to follow
      - BUT, will consider it & not overrule w/o consideration (PERSUASIVE PRECEDENTS)
- - - - Based on justice, equity and good conscience