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The Kiravian justice system comprises the federal judiciary and the provincial judiciaries. The provincial court systems are distinct from the federal system and from each other, with each having its own organisational apparatus, norms, and body of cultivated law and precedent. | The Kiravian justice system comprises the federal judiciary and the provincial judiciaries. The provincial court systems are distinct from the federal system and from each other, with each having its own organisational apparatus, norms, and body of cultivated law and precedent. | ||
The overwhelming majority of legal matters in Kiravia are brought before provincial courts and addressed at that level, while most of the remainder originate in federal trial courts. The scope and volume of appeals from provincial courts to federal courts is more limited in Kiravia than in other federations, and generally only occurs after the entire provincial appellate process has been exhausted. | The overwhelming majority of legal matters in Kiravia are brought before provincial courts and addressed at that level, while most of the remainder originate in federal trial courts. The scope and volume of appeals from provincial courts to federal courts is more limited in Kiravia than in other federations, and generally only occurs after the entire provincial appellate process has been exhausted. In regards to cases involving {{wp|constitutional rights}}, federal judges apply a doctrine of {{wp|subsidiarity}} holding that in matters where the federal and provincial constitutions are redundant, federal courts should not hear cases until provincial recourse has been exhausted. | ||
The jurisdiction of the federal judiciary is defined by the Kiravian constitution: | The jurisdiction of the federal judiciary is defined by the Kiravian constitution: | ||