Importance of judicial decisions as a perceived level of
relevance

J 2020

Importance of judicial decisions as a perceived level of relevance

SMEJKALOVÁ, Terezie

Základní údaje

Originální název

Importance of judicial decisions as a perceived level of relevance

Autoři

SMEJKALOVÁ, Terezie (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí)

Vydání

Utrecht Law Review, 2020, 1871-515X

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50501 Law

Stát vydavatele

Nizozemské království

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Open access časopisu

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14220/20:00114150

Organizační jednotka

Právnická fakulta

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.36633/ulr.504

UT WoS

000536839500004

Klíčová slova anglicky

precedent; normativity of judicial decision making; case-law; relevance; optimal relevance; network analysis; civil law systems

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 30. 8. 2022 14:35, Mgr. Michal Petr

Anotace

V originále

Studies employing network analysis to reveal hidden mechanisms in judicial decision making, both in common law as well as civil law countries often use rather vague concepts of ‘importance’ of judicial decisions, concepts that are not always thoroughly explained, tend towards certain relativity and are used together with other similar words [(legal) relevance, (legal) significance…], with or without attempting explanation of these concepts, or relying purely on operationalization. This paper argues that in the context of legal systems that do not recognize a doctrine of precedent this approach is either oversimplified, or even erroneous. It further shows that ‘importance’ of past case-law is essentially a matter of the judge’s choice. Approaching this concept in this manner allows me to show that this choice is explainable within the theoretical framework provided by theories of relevance. This paper focuses on two major approaches to relevance: linguistic pragmatism and information retrieval, and shows that the concept of optimal relevance, as understood by theories of relevance, may serve well as an underlying explanatory framework for answering the question of why judges tend to argue by referring to past case-law even in those legal systems that do not recognize a doctrine of binding precedent.

Návaznosti

GA17-20645S, projekt VaV

Název: Exaktní hodnocení aplikační relevance judikatury

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Exaktní hodnocení aplikační relevance judikatury

Citovat

SMEJKALOVÁ, Terezie. Importance of judicial decisions as a perceived level of relevance. Utrecht Law Review. 2020, roč. 16, č. 1, s. 39-56. ISSN 1871-515X. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.36633/ulr.504.

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SMEJKALOVÁ, Terezie. Importance of judicial decisions as a perceived level of relevance. \textit{Utrecht Law Review}. 2020, roč.~16, č.~1, s.~39-56. ISSN~1871-515X. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.36633/ulr.504.

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