LAWS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Plea Bargain
26 Nov 2015
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Court organization, crime and tort law, flow of litigation: plea. Review info from sections 91 and 92 of 1867. The constitutional authority for the judicial system in canada is divided between the federal and provincial: The federal government has the exclusive authority to appoint and pay the judges of the superior or upper-level courts in the provinces. well as the tax court. Federal parliament has the authority to establish a general court of appeal and courts for the better administration of the laws of canada. Created the supreme court of canada, the federal court and the federal court of appeal, as. Parliament has exclusive authority over procedure in criminal courts; to ensure fair and consistent treatment of criminal behavior across the country. Definition: a court"s jurisdiction is its authority to hear, adjudicate and give a decision. In canada, this authority result largely from statutes.
