Doctrine of Precedent

There is much meaning and wisdom, which has been put into law making. There are two distinctive ways in which judges can ‘make’ or interpret laws. These being common law or also known as The Doctrine of Precedent, or statutory interpretation by the courts. Statutory interpretation is clearly stating what the law is; it is a process by which judges must interpret an act when there is a dispute regarding the meaning of words used in an act. However, through the doctrine of precedent, judges can give the...