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By Tom Head. Definition: Stare decisis (Latin: stand by the decision) is a legal phrase referring to the obligation of courts to honor past precedents. There are essentially two types of stare decisis. One is the obligation that trial courts have to honor the precedents of higher courts. A local trial court in Mississippi cannot legally convict a person for flag desecration, for example, because a higher court--the U.S.
View Full Document. 1.What is the primary function of law? Law consists of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and their society. Function: informed members of society, predictable out comes, and stability of society. 2.What is stare decisis ? Why is it important? A common law doctrine under which judges are obligated to follow the precedents established in prior decisions.