Judicial decisions as a source of law

Las decisiones judiciales como fuente de derecho

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4072.19
Keywords: precedent, source of law, administrative court, judicial decision, legal relations in Ukraine

Abstract

The article deals with the question of the legal nature and essence of the judicial acts of the Ukrainian courts as a source of law. It also analyzes the notion and characteristics of the sources of law according to academics. Particular attention is paid to the investigation into whether the decisions of the Ukrainian courts can be defined as a precedent and whether they have, in turn, binding force for all people. Therefore, the analysis of the legal nature of the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, the Supreme Court, and the administrative courts was of interest. The study used general and special scientific methods, the basis of which is the application of the results of theoretical research and other generalized information on the sources of law in Ukraine. The authors conclude that these decisions have a different nature than the judgments of the common law system. Although some judicial decisions of Ukrainian courts tend to possess some elements of precedent and are binding, not only for the parties to the case but for all people. This makes it possible to characterize these judicial decisions as complementary sources of law.

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Author Biographies

Volodymyr Reshota, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine.

Doctor of Science of Law, Professor, Professor of the Department of Administrative and Financial Law, Law Faculty, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine.

Halyna Zabolotna, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine.

Candidate of Science of Law, Associate Professor of the Department of Administrative and Financial Law, Law Faculty, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine.

Olena Reshota, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine.

Candidate of Science of Public Administration, Associate Professor of the Department of Public Administration and Business Management, Faculty of Finances and Business Management, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine.

Natalia Hliborob, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine.

Candidate of Science of Law, Associate Professor of the Department of Administrative and Financial Law, Law Faculty, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine.

Roman Dzhokh, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine.

Candidate of Science of Law, Associate Professor of the Department of Administrative and Financial Law, Law Faculty, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine.

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Published
2022-02-19
How to Cite
Reshota, V., Zabolotna, H., Reshota, O., Hliborob, N., & Dzhokh, R. (2022). Judicial decisions as a source of law: Las decisiones judiciales como fuente de derecho. Political Questions, 40(72), 353-367. https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4072.19
Issue
Vol. 40 No. 72 (2022): Cuestiones Políticas
Section
Derecho Público

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