Case by case adjudication allows unfair rules to be modified.
Evidence
Case-by-case development allows experimentation because each rule is reevaluated in subsequent cases to determine if the rule did or does produce a fair result. If the rule operates unfairly, it can be modified. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 119
Categorization
- XREF: XREF: common law evolution and precedent — connects to: Common law adjudication cycles induction and deduction into new rules — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 168; Legal classifications and rules evolve through ongoing application to cases — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 243; A legal principle emerges from a long line of decisions. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 134 (+5 more)
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 119
Broader Connections
- Elevating a single case holding to a principle causes improper legal breadth.
#qualifies(0.80) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 136 - A legal principle emerges from a long line of decisions.
#expands(0.75) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 134 - Inductive reasoning allows the law to adapt to changing societal times.
#corroborates(0.70) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 613 - The Rule of Law values predictability and uniformity over individual justice
#complicates(0.70) — Frederick Schauer, Thinking Like a Lawyer, 61 - Courts sometimes reach wrong outcomes to avoid bad future rules
#contradicts(0.60) — Frederick Schauer, Thinking Like a Lawyer, 548 - Inductive generalization derives universal legal rules from repeated particular case outcomes
#expands(0.50) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 546