Table of Contents

The English doctrine of precedent; "ratio decidendi" and "obiter dictum"; "stare decisis"; exceptions to "stare decisis"; precedent as a source of law; precedent and judicial reasoning; precedent and legal theory; the future.

Reviews

`The best book in its field on the topic.'
Mark Lunney, King's College London
`This is an excellent book and it is an essential reading for anyone who wants to know the operation of English law.'
Say Hak Goo, University of Exeter
`This is an excellent book which will remain a primary text for many years to come.'
Stephen Shute, Corpus Christi College
`An excellent survey of `precedent' in English law.'
A.M. McGuire, Leicester Polytechnic