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Doctrine of binding judiciary precedent or stare decisis (material
fact are the same).
(i) Vertical: a court is bound by the prior decisions of higher
court.
(ii) Horizontal: some courts are bounds by their own prior
decision of a court of a same level (past or present, if any).
Decision from other Common Law countries – not binding.
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