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|name = Federation v | |name = Federation v Hope Province | ||
|court = [[High Court of Satavia]], [[Port Hope]] | |court = [[High Court of Satavia]], [[Port Hope]] | ||
|image = Coat of Arms of Satavia.png | |image = Coat of Arms of Satavia.png | ||
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'''''Federation v Hope Province''''' was a significant [[Satavia|Satavian]] {{wpl|court case}}, decided in the [[High Court of Satavia]] on 24 November, 1995. The case was a landmark decision in Satavian constitutional law and lead to the surrender of the capital city of [[Port Hope]] from the [[Hope Province]] to the federal government. It centered around the refusal of the Hope Province's provincial government to surrender the city of Port Hope to the federal government following the introduction of the [[Satavia Act, 1994]]. | '''''Federation v Hope Province''''' was a significant [[Satavia|Satavian]] {{wpl|court case}}, decided in the [[High Court of Satavia]] on 24 November, 1995. The case was a landmark decision in Satavian constitutional law and lead to the surrender of the capital city of [[Port Hope]] from the [[Hope Province]] to the federal government. It centered around the refusal of the Hope Province's provincial government to surrender the city of Port Hope to the federal government following the introduction of the [[Satavia Act, 1994]]. More generally, the ruling cemented the supremacy of the federal government over the provincial governments, and has served as presedence in cases involiving the provincial and federal governments since. | ||
[[Category:Satavia]] | [[Category:Legal cases in Satavia]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:13, 4 September 2023
| Federation v Hope Province | |
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| Court | High Court of Satavia, Port Hope |
| Full case name | The Satavian Federation v The Hope Province |
| Decided | November 24, 1995 |
| Case history | |
| Prior action(s) | none |
| Court membership | |
| Judge(s) sitting | Helena Warwick CJ, Gibbons, Evans, Morrison, Phillips, Smuts & Wilemson |
| Case opinions | |
| the Federation have the legal authority to request the surrender of land held by a province under provisions made in the Satavia Act, 1994 | |
Federation v Hope Province was a significant Satavian court case, decided in the High Court of Satavia on 24 November, 1995. The case was a landmark decision in Satavian constitutional law and lead to the surrender of the capital city of Port Hope from the Hope Province to the federal government. It centered around the refusal of the Hope Province's provincial government to surrender the city of Port Hope to the federal government following the introduction of the Satavia Act, 1994. More generally, the ruling cemented the supremacy of the federal government over the provincial governments, and has served as presedence in cases involiving the provincial and federal governments since.