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Criminal cases vs. Civil Cases
Criminal case: State is involved
*issued nole pressure saying that they will not prosecute but you can if you like.
Expensive process
Stae, Accused, Complainant → 3 parties in a criminal case
complainant: victim of the crime
Accused: person accused of committing crime
State is concerned with protecting the general public interest
Vertical relationship in criminal proceedings.
The state is more powerful, accused is a weaker party
Civil Case: two legal subjects against one another
Jurisdiction 1
, horizontal relationship
between two private individuals
Types of civil proceedings
1. Action proceeding
dispute of facts
oral hearing
questioning
2. Application/Notion proceeding
applicant and responding
avidavidts of statements
paper
Section
165: gives courts judicial authority
166:
167:
Structure and Jurisdiction of the Courts
divided into two types of courts
Superior courts: high court, sca, con court
Jurisdiction 2