Judicial Precedent in Jurisprudence

Abstract

There are various sources of law but the judicial precedent is considered to be the primary source of
law. In the jurisprudence, the precedent has been defined by 3 major philosophers:
1. Salmond: He stated that precedent are the reported case laws which may be cited or followed by
the courts or a type of the case law which has a great binding authority and has to be followed.
2. Austin: According to him, it is a law of judiciary.
3. Bentham: He stated that precedents are the laws made by the judge.