stare decisisとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (General American) enPR: stârʹē dĭ.sīʹsĭs, IPA^(key): /ˈstɛɹi dɪˈsaɪsɪs/
• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈstɛəɹi dɪˈsaɪsɪs/

名詞

stare decisis (uncountable)

1. (law) The principle of following judicial precedent.
   • 2006, Saul Brenner; Harold J. Spaeth, Stare Indecisis: The Alteration of Precedent on the Supreme Court, 1946-1992, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 3:

     Similarly, Walter F. Murphy, a student of judicial politics, noted that stare decisis provides the “harried judges who face difficult choices with a welcome decision-making crutch.”

Further reading

• precedent on Wikipedia.