LAWS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ontario Court Of Justice, Small Claims Court, Inherent Jurisdiction
31 Aug 2016
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Canadians court system is based on a division of powers the constitutional authority for the judicial system in canada is divided between the federal and the provincial. Federal powers - parliament has exclusive authority over procedure in criminal courts; to ensure fair and consistent treatment of criminal behaviour across the country. Federal government has the exclusive authority to appoint and pay the judges of the superior or upper-level courts in the provinces. Have the authority to establish a general court of appeal and courts for the better administration of the laws in canada. Created the scc, the federal court and the federal court of appeal, as well as the tax court. Jurisdiction: a courts jurisdiction is its authority to hear, adjudicate and give decisions. In canada, this authority results largely from statutes. Although the notion of inherent jurisdiction retains some importance as to the division of power and the principle of judicial independence.
