This video explains how to discern the prescriptive ratio of appellate decisions involving multi-member courts. What happens when there are multiple judgments handed down in a case, and there is disagreement as to the outcome? Or there is agreement as to the conclusion, but for different reasons? What are the rules that determine what reasoning from which judgment, becomes the binding precedent? A straightforward explanation of the complexity of determining the ratio of a case involving a 3, 5, or 7 member bench.
1 окт 2024