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Judicial precedent is based on the principle of stare decisis, which means to stand by what has been decided, and therefore, once a decision has been made by a judge other judges will follow this decision. This ensures certainty and stability within the law. However, if as a judge you are to follow decisions that have been made you need to find out:
■ where the decisions are written so that they can be followed
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