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I need to argue that judicial precedent do not allow judges to making law themselves. I have no idea how to write an essay on it

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You might say that judicial precedent prevents judges from making law themselves because they are bound to follow the previous decisions of judges for similar cases. Which is good really, because it promotes consistency within the law.

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I need to argue that judicial precedent do not allow judges to making law themselves. I have no idea how to write an essay on it

Judges have to follow precedent, and therefore they're not actually making the law themselves. Merely following a previous decision.

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is it one of the essays in law 04?

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I need to argue that judicial precedent do not allow judges to making law themselves. I have no idea how to write an essay on it

Just include a flow chart of the courts hierarchy for judicial precedent and state what each court does and why each court does not allow judges to make law themselves which will then go on about the previous decision etc.

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You might say that judicial precedent prevents judges from making law themselves because they are bound to follow the previous decisions of judges for similar cases. Which is good really, because it promotes consistency within the law.

Yes I would go with something along these lines. Precedent allows the law to be more certain and consistent.
A downfall for using precedent may be that it prevents judges from being creative or using discretion when determining an outcome of a case. Philosophers such as Hart suggest that judges should use discretion in cases of open texture. This will help iron out uncertainties. But Dworkin of course attacks this assumption.

I think you should also mention legal realism maybe.

You can disagree with the statement and argue that there have been instances in particular areas of law, where judges have abandoned precedent because they felt the facts of the case were dissimilar and created new rules? Use the example of R v Brown? And R v Wilson? This shows that judges are not bound to follow precedent like your question/statement suggests, they can if they want to, follow their own moral compasses and judicial freedom to determine a outcome of a case

Try and find reasons to support/agree with your statement but also attack it

Hope this helps!

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