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THE COURT SYSTEM IN CANADA
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THE COURT SYSTEM IN CANADA
Presented by Zsófia Ágoston
OUTLINE
Supreme Court of Canada
SUPREME COURT
- final court of appeal
- 9 judges - 3 of them from Quebec
- 2 main functions
- its judgements are final
Other federal courts
OTHER FEDERAL COURTS
Federal Court of Appeal
- reviews the decisions of the Federal Court and the Tax Court
Federal Court of Appeal
Federal Court
- intellectual property
- maritime law
- federal-provincial disputes
- civil cases related to terrorism
Federal Court
Tax Court
- hearing appeals from tax assessments
Tax Court
Provincial Courts
- provinces: administer justice
- most criminal offences
- money matters
- family matters
- common law principles
- Quebec is particularistic
PROVINCIAL COURTS
Superior Courts
- highest level of courts in a province/territory
- trial-level courts
- appeal-level courts
SUPERIOR COURTS
Administrative boards &tribunals
- for other kind of disputes
- entitlement plus employment insurance
- disability benefits
- refugee claims
- human rights
- less formality
- decisions may be reviewed in court
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARDS & TRIBUNALS
Bilinguality
- constitutional guarantee by Constitutional Act
- applies to: Supreme Court, Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal, Tax Court, Court Martial Appeal Court
BILINGUALITY
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