Determining the Ratio Decidendi of a Case¶
Goodhart, A. L. (1930). Determining the Ratio Decidendi of a Case. The Yale Law Journal, 40(2), 161-183.
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Mechanisms¶
- Stasis Review Memo
- A memo can silently promote an aside into a holding, treating something merely discussed as something decided — the distinction the law draws between the ratio decidendi that binds and the obiter dictum that does not.
This sourceDistinguishes the binding ratio decidendi from nonbinding observations or obiter dicta in a judicial opinion.
- A memo can silently promote an aside into a holding, treating something merely discussed as something decided — the distinction the law draws between the ratio decidendi that binds and the obiter dictum that does not.
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