Chapter 2 Sources of law
1. Case law
Case law(判例法) means legal rules established by judges(法官) (i.e. judge-made law) in their judicial decisions based on the underlying principle of consistency.
Consistency:A court’s decision is expected to be consistent with previous decision(与之前的判决结果前后一致)
l Case law:docrtine of judicial precedent(遵循先例原则)
1.1 什么是先例？
1.2 先例怎么产生的？由等级地位高的法院创建
1.3 先例会失效吗？ Yes, 3种情况下会失效
1.1 什么是先例？
Precedent:A previous court decision which another court is bound to follow by deciding a
subsequent case in the same way.
Doctrine
lThe doctrine is also frequently referred to as the“doctrine of consistency”or “stare decisis”
该原则又通常称为“前后一致”或“遵循先例”原则，均要求法官必须尊重先前判决所确定的司法先例（Stare decisis 的字面意思为“坚持先前的决定，不改变已被确定的先例”）。
1.2 先例怎么产生的？由等级地位高的法院创建
Precedent
When a legal rule is established by an appropriate court(higher court) in a judgment
Types of precedents:
Binding precedents: they must be followed by a judge.
有约束力的司法先例：法官必须遵循该先例。
Persuasive precedents: they may be followed by a judge.
有说服力的司法先例：法官可以选择遵循该先例。
1.3 先例会失效吗？ Yes, 5种情况下会失效
