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Determinants of judicial decisionmaking : the state of the art and the czech perspective

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Smekal H., Vyhnánek L.

The Lawyer Quarterly

2020

vol. 10

issue 2

106-129

This article aims to answer a key question in modern jurisprudence – which factors influence judicial decision-making? It starts with an introduction breaking the question down into two contrasting possibilities. Is judicial decision-making determined purely by law or can we trace the influence of various extralegal factors? In order to answer these questions, the article provides an overview of the current state of the art in international (mainly US) literature and its historical development. Based on an interpretation of the current state of the art, it reaches an intermediate conclusion: that especially in hard cases, there is (practically speaking) considerable space for judicial discretion, and that, as a matter of fact, decisions in these cases are influenced by various extra-legal factors. Given that most of the literature is of US origin, the article further discusses the possibility of “proving” this in Czech conditions. In this regard, the article arrives at a position of moderate methodological skepticism – i.e. that for many reasons, it is hard to do so, even though the aforementioned conclusions should – in principle – be generally applicable.

Precedent Ideology and Judicial Legitimacy in Slovenia – An Outline

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Štajnpihler Božič T.

Studia Iuridica Lublinensia

2018

vol. 27

issue 1

Within the broader framework of the discussion of the potential of judicial precedent for statutory legal systems, this paper focuses on certain sociological aspects of the role a system of judicial precedent can have in the functioning of a judicial system. Proceeding specifically from the Slovenian legal context, the paper outlines the importance of openly and explicitly cultivating a commitment to a system of judicial precedent or unified and settled case-law in legal discourse, on the level of legal culture or ideology. It is argued that acknowledging the manner in which a system of judicial precedent can contribute to the rule of law has the potential to increase public trust and confidence in the judiciary and thus judicial legitimacy.

Niniejszy artykuł dotyczy socjologicznych aspektów roli precedensu w funkcjonowaniu systemu sądownictwa w ramach kultury prawa stanowionego. Pełne i otwarte uznanie aktywnej roli sędziego w procesie stanowienia prawa spotyka się czasami ze sprzeciwem, ponieważ wydaje się być nie do pogodzenia z zasadami rozdziału władzy i demokratycznej legitymacji. Problem ten może zostać rozwiązany, jeżeli wyjdziemy poza tradycyjne ujęcie naszych koncepcji politycznych i konstytucyjnych. W ramach niniejszej publikacji, wychodząc z kontekstu słoweńskiego systemu prawnego, przedstawiono argument, iż otwarte i przejrzyste podejście do uznania systemu precedensu sądowego może przyczynić się do legitymacji sądowej.

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Determinants of judicial decisionmaking : the state of the art and the czech perspective

Precedent Ideology and Judicial Legitimacy in Slovenia – An Outline