Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE – Formulation of Issues – Court Must Confine Itself to Issues Raised by Parties

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

This principle defines the proper role of courts in adversarial litigation and limits judicial activism in framing issues for decision. In adversarial systems, parties control the litigation: they define claims and defenses through pleadings, formulate issues for determination, and present evidence and arguments. The court'sā€¦

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