In a common law system, judges generally follow stare decisis unless there is a compelling reason to overturn a precedent. a. true b. false

True.

The doctrine of stare decisis involves the deciding of subsequent cases involving similar legal principles and facts in reference to similar earlier cases. As a result, a court cannot overturn its own precedents unless there compelling reasons to do so. Also, decisions of higher courts are binding on lower courts

swahili is an extremely rich and complex civilization, a set of ethnic groups articulated by a language and a series of cultural elements that fuse the african traditions, islam and indian culture. this growth was largely a result of the indian ocean trading network that brought in not just man-made riches, but also religious ideas, specifically islam, which had a significant impact on the local culture. furthermore, the development of the swahili language gave a common cultural unity to the people.