Corporate & Commercial Law Legal Articles A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DOCTRINE OF LEGAL PRECEDENTS August 17, 2011 / March 17, 2016 by Aditi Ghosh | 5 Comments on A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DOCTRINE OF LEGAL PRECEDENTS ADITI GHOSH INTRODUCTION: Judicial methods are the techniques adopted by the judges in deciding cases. Judicial method plays an important role in the development of law, irrespective of the fact whether a community lives in rural simplicity or modern complexity, or whether it follows case laws to decide cases or codified laws. In this paper […] Read more » ADVANTAGES OF THE DOCTRINE OF JUDICIAL PRECEDENTS AUTHORITATIVE OR BINDING PRECEDENT BINDING PRECEDENT common law DISADVANTAGES OF THE DOCTRINE OF JUDICIAL PRECEDENTS Judicial methods JUDICIAL PRECEDENTS original precedent PERSUASIVE PRECEDENT precedent STARE DECISIS statute law