Which of the Following Is Correct with Respect to the Characteristics

Which of the following is correct with respect to the characteristics of stare decisis in the common law?

A) It is based on trial by battle and trial by ordeal.
B) It prevents a higher court from overruling a lower one.
C) It allows decisions of the courts to be predictable.
D) Our statutes play the same role as the code used in the French system.
E) This term refers to the role played by the law of equity in our system.