The ascertainment of the ratio decidendi of a case depends upon a process of abstraction from the…
The higher the level of abstraction, the wider the ratio decidendi. Stating a principle in more general terms removes particular factual restrictions and allows it to cover…
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The ascertainment of the ratio decidendi of a case depends upon a process of abstraction from the totality of facts that occurred in it. The higher the abstraction,
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The higher the level of abstraction, the wider the ratio decidendi. Stating a principle in more general terms removes particular factual restrictions and allows it to cover more cases. A wider principle is not necessarily clearer or more appropriate; those are separate questions.
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