The importance of precedents in Shylock’s judgment in Shakespeare’s "The Merchant of Venice"
This paper sets out to show the importance of judicial precedents by examining Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, since the theory of binding precedents, originally known as stare decisis, has its origin in British law. It is intended to address, albeit briefly, the history of precedents in...
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Rede Brasileira Direito e Literatura
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Anamorphosis |
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| Online Access: | http://rdl.org.br/seer/index.php/anamps/article/view/248 |