The legal principle by which the decision or holding in an earlier case becomes the standard b which subsequent similar cases are judged; latin for "to stand by decided cases."

"Stare decisis" is the Latin term for the legal principle we commonly refer to as "prededent."

"Stare decisis" (Latin) in literal translation means to "stand by things decided." The common legal term "precedent" refers to a court decision that establishes a principle or rule. The principle established by the court's decision is used in other cases after that when courts encounter other cases that pertain to similar issues or circumstances. Decisions of a higher court are binding as precedent on any lower courts in the system, so a decision made by the US Supreme Court becomes binding on lower federal courts and state courts. A decision made by a state court would be binding on any county or municipal courts within that state.

panem is a communist totalitarian dictatorship where all the resources and how they are allocated belongs to the capitol. the districts exist only to provide goods and services for the capital and most of the citizens live in poverty. it is a police state where the "peacekeepers" use force and threats to keep the people under control. dissent is outlawed and those who disobey the law are executed, flogged, or turned into avoxes. the games are another means in which the ruling elite in the capitol exert their power over the districts. when reading the books i drew parallels between panem and the soviet union and north korea. in no way is panem capitalist. the people in the capitol are wealthy but the majority of them are involved in the government somehow. it was the same way in the former soviet union where bigwigs in the communist party and high ranking government officials were given access to goods, services, medical treatments not available to the general public. if you think panem has a capitalist economy you need to brush up on your economics.  

answer; all over the above; //everybody