LAW REPORTS

M100750002 陳昕毅 2011.11.28

Law reports are?

． Law reports are publications.

． They are series of books that contain judicial opinions from a selection of case law decided by courts.

． When a particular judicial opinion is referenced, the law report series in which the opinion is printed will determine the case citation format.

Law reports are?

． Such as Council of Law Reporting, Butterworth’s All England Law Reports [All ER] and Lloyds Law Reports.

Value

． Law reports are very important because the development and application of the common law system depend on a comprehensive system of reporting cases.

Value

． Law reports are also important to those who work related to law, such as lawyers and judges.

． In common law country, court opinions are legally binding under the rule of stare decisis.

Value

， This rule requires a court to apply a legal principle that was set forth earlier by a court of the same jurisdiction dealing with a similar set of facts.

． So the regular publication of such opinions is important.

Council of Law Reporting

． Council of Law Reporting are published by Incorporated Council of Law Reporting [ICLR] which a registered charity based in London, England.

Council of Law Reporting

． Council of Law Reporting are perhaps the most authoritative and frequently cited set of reports.

． Because they contain summaries of counsel’s arguments and are revised by the judge sitting in each respective case before publication.

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