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What is appellate jurisdiction?

What is appellate jurisdiction? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (US, law) The power of a court to review and potentially modify the decisions made by another court or tribunal.
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It is a court of appellate jurisdiction in criminal and civil cases, in commercial lawsuits and in labour and social security disputes.
Accordingly, the Court has authority to do all that is necessary to effectuate the grant of its appellate jurisdiction under section 73 of the Constitution.
The Court of Appeal has wide powers, including original and appellate jurisdiction, and it can hear appeals from the lower courts on all matters.
Well, the other theory of the Constitution is that the appellate jurisdiction is a special jurisdiction.
The court dodged the question of the constitutionality of his military trial, claiming it had no appellate jurisdiction.
Subsidiarity also means that the Court should not be acting as a fourth instance appellate jurisdiction for decisions of domestic courts.

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