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I'm speaking from my own experience studying law in Australia. If we couldn't find a relevant case from Australia, the hierarchy was Britain, then

Posted by Roger More - yiyiyiyiyiyiyi! (aka RogerMore) May 1 '09, 08:27

Canada/NZ, with US precendent as a last resort. I might have cited a US case... maybe twice?

There are historical reasons behind this - Australia's courts (like many courts in Commonwealth countries) took their precedent from the British courts until 1986. For instance, if you took a case to Australia's High Court and lost, you could appeal to Britain's Privy Council.

So it's not about any particular dislike of the US. But don't let that interrupt you dismissing any view that happens to disagree with yours as U.S. hatey, carry on!!!

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- I haven't thought seriously about law in 10 years, and I didn't use the word 'precedent' correctly - Roger More - yiyiyiyiyiyiyi! May 1, 08:37

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