英文法律咨询:obiterdictum和ratio decidendi什么意思

ratio decidendi是拉丁文,意思是"判决依据,判决理由.Finding the ratio decidendi of a decided case is not easy even for experienced lawyers. It may be that the only true ratio of a case is what a later court decides was the ratio.在一个已决案例里寻找到“判决理由”,即使是资深律师也不是件容易的事。一个案例里唯一真正的判决理由很可能就是下一个法庭作出判决的理由。

Obiterdictum法官裁判时发表之附带意见是法官判案时所发表的一些附带的意见,不会影响案件的最后判决。