A. Case law is based on judicial decisions and precedents, although legislative bodies create statutory legislation and encompass written statutes.These past decisions are called "case legislation", or precedent. Stare decisis—a Latin phrase meaning "Allow the decision stand"—would be the principle

In federal or multi-jurisdictional regulation systems there may well exist conflicts between the various lower appellate courts. Sometimes these differences will not be resolved, and it might be necessary to distinguish how the law is applied in one district, province, division or appellate departme