Sociology 2256A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Gie, Designated Place, Abstinence
1 Feb 2017
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Three branches of government: judiciary, legislary, executive. Provincial, territorial, and superior courts superior cases. Federal decides civil matters and other specialized areas. Provincial, federal courts of appeal appeal courts. Supreme court final court of appeal. Constitution act of 1867 authorized parliament to establish a general court of appeal for canada. Maritimes/atlantic, must have 3 from quebec: apply to have appeal heard 500-600 applications per year, only handle about 65-80, decides important questions regarding the constitution and controversial and complicated areas of private and public law. Federal court, the federal court of appeal and the tax court. There are two levels: provincial and superior courts, hear cases involving federal and provincial law, deal with the most criminal offences, except when it is a serious case (murder) Includes: specialized courts (youth, family, and small claims courts) Many administrative rules and regulations are often dealt with outside of formal trials.
