LAWS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Clara Brett Martin, Inherent Jurisdiction
18 Oct 2016
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***know the difference between the mediator and the judge*** Complex system organized according to federal and provincial division of power. Most matters are dealt with at the provincial level: no distinction between court that try matter of provincial and federal level. The judges of a court can be provincially of federally appointed depending in the seriousness of the matter. All matters heard by trial provincial court will be heard by federally-appointed judges. About the principle of inherent jurisdiction in sum, jurisdiction in canada can be defined by: the law to be administered: division between civil and criminal matters, geographical, according to the amount of money at stake (or value) Each province have jurisdiction over the administration of justice, ad is responsible for the creation for designing its own court system . Structure: we can see a four-level division of inferior, superior and two appeal courts .
