POLS 2350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Inherent Jurisdiction
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In civil law systems judges are more proactive, they will do part of the investigation. Every province has it"s own system (10 systems) This is not true for united states, they can only decide federal matters. This is the first two branches of the provincial courts. They have inherent jurisdiction everything belongs to them; defeat jurisdiction. Courts branching from the superior courts, they are the least powerful courts. Therefore supreme court of canada will never have original jurisdiction. Appellate jurisdiction reviewing a lower court; on appeal. Not all provinces have family or youth courts. 1875 the supreme court was created, however it did not have final say . Until 1949 you could appeal a supreme court decision didn"t anger the government officials. Until 1981 the supreme court was outlined in a statute, so they had to make sure they. The only time the supreme court has original jurisdiction is in . The judges are appointed by the federal government.