CHAPTER IX

PRECEDENT § 61. The Authority of Precedents 159 § 62. Declaratory and Original Precedents 160 § 63. Authoritative and Persuasive Precedents 163 § 64. The Absolute and Conditional Authority of Precedents 164 § 65. The Disregard of a Precedent 165 § 66. Precedents Constitutive, not Abrogative 168 § 67. Grounds of the Authority of Precedents 170 § 68. The Sources of Judicial Principles 174 § 69. Respective Functions of Judges and Juries 176