Court of Georgia has exclusive appellate jurisdiction over constitutional cases and election contests‚ and general appellate jurisdiction over cases involving title to land‚ wills‚ habeas corpus‚ extraordinary remedies‚ divorce and alimony‚ all cases certified to it by the Court of Appeals‚ and cases in which a sentence of death was imposed or could be imposed. Superior courts are trial courts of general jurisdiction. Superior courts have exclusive jurisdiction over felony cases (except in the case
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published. The jurisdiction of this branch covers the same amount of jurisdiction as its lower counterpart in the Superior branch. The third branch of the California Court System is the Superior Courts branch. This branch has jurisdiction over all criminal and civil cases. This is the lowest court in the California system‚ and therefore it sees the greatest volume of cases. Within the California Court systems‚ there are also three different types of jurisdiction. Jurisdiction basically determines
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LECTURE GUIDE of Assistant Secretary AUGUSTO P. QUIJANO Department of Agrarian Reform 1. Discuss the requisites for the existence of tenancy relations: a) The parties are the landholder and the tenant; b) The subject is agricultural land; c) There is consent by the landholder for the tenant to work on the land‚ given either orally or in writing‚ expressly or impliedly; d) The purpose is agricultural production; e) There is personal cultivation or with the help of the
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Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila EN BANC G.R. No. 78909 June 30‚ 1989 MATERNITY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL‚ represented by ANTERA L. DORADO‚ President‚ petitioner‚ vs. THE HONORABLE SECRETARY OF LABOR AND THE REGIONAL DlRECTOR OF LABOR‚ REGION X‚respondents. MEDIALDEA‚ J.: This is a petition for certiorari seeking the annulment of the Decision of the respondent Secretary of Labor dated September 24‚ 1986‚ affirming with modification the Order of respondent Regional Director of
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Justice n. Fairness‚ moral rightness‚ and a scheme or system of law in which every person receives his/her/its due from the system‚ including all rights‚ both natural and legal. One problem is that attorneys‚ judges‚ and legislatures often get caught up more in procedure than in achieving justice for all Judiciary: The branch of government that is endowed with the authority to interpret and apply the law‚ adjudicates legal disputes‚ and otherwise administers justice. Every society in human history
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the owner of the property where the utility easement is located also discovered the error. Questions Presented • Describe the state and/or federal court(s) that can review and resolve the situation. • The court(s) that may have jurisdiction over the situation. Explain. • Identify the stages and processes for reviewing the situation in civil court. • Compare the proposed resolution of the civil aspects of the situation with the criminal acts resolution. • Analyze the
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Chapter 1 1. What are the primary sources of law? It is a document that establishes the law on a particular issue. The U.S. Constitution‚ a statute‚ an administrative rule‚ and a court decision are all primary sources of law. 2. What is common law tradition? A body of general rules and that applied throughout the entire English realm. 3. What is a precedent? When might a court depart precedent? It is a court decision that furnishes an example or authority for deciding subsequent case involving identical
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Chapter 3 & 4 Outline: Chapter 3: Jurisdiction Chapter 4: Alternative Dispute Resolution Chapter 3: Jurisdiction Equal Protection 14th Amendment of US Constitution Nor deny any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws 2009 Iowa Supreme Court Case Matter of equal protection under the law Check & Balances of 3 branches of government Judiciary checking legislative’s power ISSUE: State statues definition of “marriage” -limiting it to man & woman. Unconstitutional
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"Intermediate appellate courts and trial judges in Australia should not depart from decisions in intermediate appellate courts in another jurisdiction on the interpretation of Commonwealth legislation or uniform national legislation unless they are convinced that the interpretation is plainly wrong. Since there is a common law of Australia rather than of each Australian jurisdiction‚ the same principles apply in relation to non-statutory law." [152] This court has always had the ability (if need be by granting
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with primary jurisdiction; the respective legal domains of each are provided in the Code of Criminal Procedure. The preponderant majority of criminal law cases are initiated at a Magistrate’s Court. These cases may be initiated by any police officer‚ or public servant‚ with a written or oral complaint to the magistrate (see section on Magistrate’s Court). Murder trials and various offenses against the State originate in a High Court (see section on High Courts). Original jurisdiction over most
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