The power of precedent.

New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Stare decisis -- United States.

Law -- United States.

1. --2. --3. --4. --5. --6. The patterns of Supreme Court precedent Theories of precedent The golden rule Nonjudicial precedent The multiple functions of precedent Super precedent.

This book outlines the major issues in the continuing debates on the significance of precedent in constitutional decision making, and provides a wide-ranging assessment of the force exerted by precedent.

Table of contents and index are taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780195150506

[vi], 340 p. : tables ; 24 cm