Case law
01
rättspraxis, prejudikaträtt
the body of law formed by judicial decisions and precedents established in past court cases, used as a basis for deciding similar issues in subsequent legal proceedings
Exempel
The Supreme Court 's landmark decisions have significantly shaped case law in areas such as civil rights and constitutional law.
Högsta domstolens banbrytande beslut har i hög grad format prejudikat inom områden som medborgerliga rättigheter och konstitutionell rätt.
During the trial, both sides presented arguments based on contrasting interpretations of case law.
Under rättegången presenterade båda sidor argument baserade på kontrasterande tolkningar av prejudikat.
02
prejudikat, fallrätt
a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
