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请懂法律英语的朋友帮忙翻译一下这段话.关于英美法中“先例拘束力”的.谢谢
The doctrine of precedent (also known as stare decisis) provides that a judge or magistrate is bound by (must follow) an earlier case decision of another court if:
(1) that court is a higher court in the same hierarchy as the lower court; and
(2) the facts of the case before the higher court are the same as or very similar to those involved in the lower court case.
谢谢楼下的朋友，不过说明一下：不要翻译软件的译文。
The doctrine of precedent (also known as stare decisis) provides that a judge or magistrate is bound by (must follow) an earlier case decision of another court if:
(1) that court is a higher court in the same hierarchy as the lower court; and
(2) the facts of the case before the higher court are the same as or very similar to those involved in the lower court case.
谢谢楼下的朋友，不过说明一下：不要翻译软件的译文。
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