The Article examines the use of precedents in the judicial decision making of the Japanese Supreme Court. It outlines the paradigms of the behavioral approach of judicial decision-making analysis which include the attribute, strategic and role paradigm. It is inferred that the use of judicial precedents act as a means of justifying and rationalizing the court ruling.
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Volume 88Issue No. 06The Role of Precedent at Japan’s Supreme Court
Hiroshi Itoh, The Role of Precedent at Japan’s Supreme Court, 88 Wash. U. L. Rev. 1631 (2011).
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Hiroshi Itoh, The Role of Precedent at Japan’s Supreme Court, 88 Wash. U. L. Rev. 1631 (2011).