Ratio decidendi
0653-en RE720 Legal Methodology As of 11.07.2026
The ratio decidendi is the totality of those considerations which are necessary and significant with regard to a decision in a specific case. These are therefore the essential considerations (those which determine the judgment)
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Ratio decidendi 0653-de
Die ratio decidendi ist die Gesamtheit derjenigen Überlegungen, welche hinsichtlich einer Entscheidung eines konkreten Falles notwendig und bedeutsam sind. Es handelt sich somit um die essentiellen (die für das Urteil entscheidenden) Erwägungen
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