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The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary of the factors affecting the operation of the doctrine of precedent in Australia as outlined in the article ‘Precedent law, practice and trends in Australia’[. The article outlined above observes that the operation of the doctrine of precedent has declined in response to an increase in the prominence and magnitude of statute law. Additional factors effecting the operation of the doctrine of precedent include the influence of English precedent, changes with the High Court of Australia, technology, the internet, and increase in the use of international judicial authority[3]. The doctrine of precedent is otherwise understood as judge made law or the process of applying previous decisions in cases to cases alike[4].
[1]Michael Kirby, ‘Precedent law, practice and trends in Australia’ (2007) 28 (3) Australian Bar review 243.
[2]Ibid 244.
[3]Ibid 243.
[4]Trisha Mann, ‘Oxford Australian Law Dictionary’ (2010) Oxford University Press 447.
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1. Richard Edney and Mirco Bagaric, `Australian Sentencing: Principles and Practice' (Cambridge University Press, 2007). 2. Dietrich v Regina (1992) 177 CLR. 3. Jethro Lieberman, `New York Law School Law Review' 649 in Russell Hinchy, `The Australian Legal System: History, Institutions and Method' (Pearson Education Australia, 2008). 4. Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, `Bringing them Home: National Enquiry Into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Is...
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