Discussion
According to Dias, ‘ratio decidendi’ means the...............
Answer: D
The answer is All the above.
R. W. M. Dias points out that the phrase 'ratio decidendi' is used in more than one sense. It may mean the reason for the decision; the rule of law put forward by the judge as the basis of the decision; or the rule of law which later courts regard as the binding authority of the case.
Because Dias treats all three as recognised meanings of the term, choosing any single one of them leaves out the others; the composite option is the keyed answer.
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