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（英语：trial court）(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

^ 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.

参见

判决先例
成文法
罗根法案（英语：Logan Act）(Logan Act/罗根法)
诉因制度(诉因（日语：訴因）)

外部链接

interactive database of European judgments of national courts in the EU（页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）

[GarnerUsageDef0-1] 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 ...

[Blacks10thDef1-2] 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.

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