Kenya Legal Research :Terms to know

Terms to Know
*.Opinion: The formal written expression by a court or judge detailing the reasons and principles of law upon which the case is decided.
*.Parallel Citation: A citation reference to the same case printed in two or more different case reporters.
*.Stare Decisis: The doctrine underwhich courts adhere to precedenton questions of law in order to insure certainty, consistency, and stability in the administration of justice.
*.Shepardize: To look up a cases citation inShepard's Citationsin order to check the status of the case, whether it is still consideredgood law, parallel citations, or theuse of the case in other jurisdictions.
*.KeyCite: This helpful case citation tool is provided by Thomson Reuters Westlaw. You can view the history of a case, statute, administrative decision, or regulation to help determine whether it is "good law" and to retrieve citing references.