SOC 3730 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Quebec French, Summary Offence, Shoplifting
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Quebec = french civil law but common law in regards to administrative, constitutional and criminal law. Central and circuit courts created by the monarch became known as. Superior" courts, while local courts were referred to as inferior" courts. Norman times superior court judges often fell to bribery most fired king began to appoint men from the newly developing legal profession. Middle of the 14th century king had to select superior court judges from the ranks of experienced lawyers. Appeals from trial courts in yukon are heard by the bc court of appeal, and from the trial courts of nunavut and nwt = alberta court of appeal trial judges always sit alone. Provincial and federal appellate courts usually sit in panels of three but occasionally in panels of five. Scc 9 judges often sits in panels of 7 although sometimes in panels of five or nine.