Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Table of cases; 1 Introduction: the usable past; 2 Why does English law have a doctrine of precedent?; 3 Precedents as reasons; 4 Distinguishing, overruling and the problem of self-reference; 5 Why follow precedent?; Index
Summary
An examination of how precedent operates as a common-law doctrine
