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Ratio Decidendi

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The Ratio Decidendi of a case or "ratio" as it's generally referred is loosely translated from latin as "the reason for the decision". The Ratio of a case is the core principal of law or the core reason upon which a case...
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The legal reasons of judge in reaching a finding in a case brought before the court. The ratio decidendi is binding on lower courts and stands in contrast to obiter dicta. The ratio decideni is a fundamental part of establishing precedents ...
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Ratio decidenti is the principal reasoning behind a court's decision(judgement) in common law courts and this decision is considered binding on identical or similar cases on junior courts. Obiter dictum(or dicta as the case may be ) is a ma...
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・ 1. reason for the decison ・ 2. things said 'by the way'
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First, let me explain that the Supreme Court has used not one, but FIVE methods for constitutional interpretation. They are: (1) the text and structure of the Constitution - this means it must be actually written to be considered Constituti...
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