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Jurisprudence, even when it arises to the level of jurisprudence constante, is a secondary law source; judicial decisions are not intended to be an authoritative source of law, and, thus, the civilian tradition does not recognize the doctrine of stare decisis. Royal v. Cook, 984 So. 2d 156 (La. Ct. App. 2008) Suggested by Marie Erickson; Law Library of Louisiana; New Orleans, LA
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Jurisprudence, even when it arises to the level of jurisprudence constante, is a secondary law source; judicial decisions are not intended to be an authoritative source of law, and, thus, the civilian tradition does not recognize the doctrine of stare decisis.
