Does the Superior Court of Justice have concurrent jurisdiction with the Federal Court to hear a habeas corpus application?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Thilson v. Mountain Institution, 2011 BCSC 874 (CanLII):
In Khela v. Mission Institution, 2010 BCSC 721 [Khela 2010], Bruce J., having noted May’s ruling that superior provincial courts exercise concurrent jurisdiction with the Federal court to hear inmates’ habeas corpus applications stated:
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