判例法
判例法（英语：case law），就是以个案判例的形式表现出的法律规范，以遵循先例的法律原则作为其建立的基础。简单而言，作为判例的先例对其后的案件具有法律约束力，可以成为日后法官审判类似案件的基本准则。当然，法院有上级和下级之分，例如原讼庭(court of first instance)先前的判例无法约束上诉法庭的判决。英美法系以判例法为主要的法律渊源，以遵循先例为主要的司法审判原则。但在现今一些欧陆法系国家司法体制中，亦将判例法当作一种司法裁量上的辅助标准，且多为其上级法院与下级法院默认下的习惯。[1][2]
参考文献
[编辑]- ^ Garner, Bryan A. A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage 2nd, revised. New York: Oxford University Press. 2001: 177.
In modern usage, common law is contrasted with a number of other terms. First, in denoting the body of judge-made law based on that developed in England… [P]erhaps most commonly within Anglo-American jurisdictions, common law is contrasted with statutory law ...
- ^ Black's Law Dictionary - Common law 10th. 2014: 334.
1. The body of law derived from judicial decisions, rather than from statutes or constitutions; CASE LAW [contrast to] STATUTORY LAW.
