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An example of convergence from the other direction is shown in Srl CILFIT and Lanificio di Gavardo SpA v Ministry of Health ( Corte suprema di Cassazione, Italy, 1982 ), in which Italy's Supreme Court held that questions it has already answered need not be resubmitted.

This brought in a distinctly common law principle into an essentially civil law jurisdiction.

The Italian courts continue to follow this precedent and assume that the Supreme Court's rulings have precedential value.