12 Consolidation quiz – Part 2
Attempt Part 2 of the quiz to help consolidate your knowledge. If you’re unsure of any of the answers, revisit the relevant sections of the course.
Activity 10 Quiz questions
1. What is stare decisis?
2. Why was the creation of the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting Important?
3. Why is finding precedent an important skill for a lawyer?
4. Which is more influential on later courts, ratio decidendi or obiter dicta?
5. What is ratio decidendi?
6. What is obiter dicta?
7. Where would you find Jeremy Bentham’s body?
8. What problems are there with the idea that judges make law?
9. What is the ‘declaratory’ theory of law
OpenLearn - Judicial decision making
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