POLS 3130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mixed Courts Of Egypt, Provincial Rights Party

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 3130
• Professor: Ajay Sharma

Document Summary

Understanding the structure of the canadian judiciary: federal with unitary features. What is a (cid:272)ourt"s jurisdi(cid:272)tio(cid:374): geographical, types of cases. What are some of the legal, administrative and political implications of the way in which the. Canadian court system is organized: for example, s. 96 courts administered by the provinces and staffed by the federal government. Advantages: unifying effect major compromise at confederation, unified system may be less costly than a dual court system. Disadvantages: against traditional notions of federalism i(cid:374)terfere(cid:374)(cid:272)e i(cid:374) a(cid:374)other go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts" affairs, administrative concerns, family court. No (cid:862)(cid:373)ixed(cid:863) (cid:272)ourts i(cid:374) the u (cid:449)here (cid:271)oth le(cid:448)els of go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t ha(cid:448)e i(cid:374)(cid:448)ol(cid:448)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)t i(cid:374) administration/ appointment. i. e. no equivalent of s. 96 courts in canada) Federal courts in the usa, including the supreme court, only hear cases involving federal law. State laws are only dealt with if they violate the us constitution, or in a complex case involving state and federal law.