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dc.contributor.authorHathaway, Oona
dc.date2021-11-25T13:34:55.000
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-26T11:49:03Z
dc.date.available2021-11-26T11:49:03Z
dc.date.issued2001-01-01T00:00:00-08:00
dc.identifierfss_papers/840
dc.identifier.contextkey1664230
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13051/5247
dc.description.abstractIn a system of law that adheres to the doctrine of stare decisis, it is impossible to understand the law as it is today without understanding the law as it has been in the past. Reliance upon binding precedents leads courts to begin every new case with an examination of the past. The resolutions that arise in turn form a foundation for future cases. The doctrine of stare decisis thus creates a seamless web connecting the past to the present and future.
dc.titlePath Dependence in the Law: The Course and Pattern of Change in a Common Law Legal System
dc.source.journaltitleFaculty Scholarship Series
refterms.dateFOA2021-11-26T11:49:03Z
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/fss_papers/840
dc.identifier.legacyfulltexthttps://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1851&context=fss_papers&unstamped=1


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