Week 1 DQ 1 Case Law Terms

Week 1 DQ 1 Case Law Terms

Provide a comprehensive posting detailing the similarities and differences of the following case law terms: precedent, stare decisis, and statutory law. Which of the three, in your opinion, is the most significant aspect of criminal law? Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.

Provide a comprehensive posting detailing the similarities and differences of the following case law terms: precedent, stare decisis, and statutory law. Which of the three, in your opinion, is the most significant aspect of criminal law? Precedent is “ a legal principle that ensures that previous judicial decisions are authoritatively considered and incorporated into future cases.”(Schmalleger, 2009) Stare Decisis is “ a legal principle that requires that, in subsequent cases on similar issues of law and fact, courts be bound by their own earlier decisions and by those of higher courts having jurisdiction over them. The term literally means “Standing by decided matters”.(Schmalleger, 2009).

Statutory Law is “A written or codified law; the “law on the books,” as enacted by a governmentbody or agency having the power to make the laws. (Schmalleger, 2009)Precedent and Stare decisis are very similar. Precedent is a court decisi

Week 1 DQ 1 Case Law Terms