ADMS 2610 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Superior Court, Regulatory Offence, United States Territorial Court
24 Dec 2015
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There are basically four levels of court in canada. First there are provincial/territorial courts, which handle the great majority of cases that come into the system. These courts deal with more serious crimes and also take appeals from provincial/territorial court judgments. On the same level, but responsible for different issues, is the federal court. At the next level are the provincial/territorial courts of appeal and the federal court of appeal, while the highest level is occupied by the supreme court of canada. (see figure 1. ) The names and divisions of these courts may vary from place to place, but their role is the same. Private disputes involving limited sums of money may also be dealt with at this level in small claims courts. In addition, all preliminary inquiries hearings to determine whether there is enough evidence to justify a full trial in serious criminal cases take place before the provincial/territorial courts.
