In the judicial system, the Appellate jurisdiction refers to the power of an appellate court to review, amend or hear appeal from lower court.
Appellate jurisdiction has the power to reverse or altered the decision or judgment of the lower court.
FURTHER EXPLANATION
The appellate court can modify the decision of the lower court if there is any error in the application of the law from the lower court.
However, the appellate court can amend the decision of the lower courts by either initiating a new hearing, or reviewing the part of a ruling made by the lower court.
In the appellate case, the appellate is the party that appeals the judgment or ruling of the lower court.
Before an appellate court can interfere in the judgment of the lower court, an appeal must be brought before it; this implies a party must file an appeal before the appellate court to contest the decision of the lower court. There are two types of appeal, appeals as a matter of right and discretionary appeal.
Appeal as a matter of right: this typically is the right of a party to appeal the ruling of lower court without needing the consent or approval of court.
Discretionary appeal: this is the discretion exercised by the appellate court to decide whether to hear or accept a party’s appeal from the judgment of the lower court.
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KEYWORDS
- appellate court
- judgment of the lower court
- decision of the lower court
- appellate jurisdiction
- discretionary appeal
