Jurisdiction (4014 bytes)
1: The term '''''jurisdiction''''' has more than one sense.
5: '''Jurisdiction''' is the power of a [[court]] to hear and decide...
7: ...risdiction over the litigants; this is called ''[[jurisdiction in rem]]''.
9: ...t of special jurisdiction'' or ''court of limited jurisdiction''.
11: ...ed States District Court]]s are courts of limited jurisdiction: they may only hear cases arising under federal ...

Appellate jurisdiction (376 bytes)
1: The '''appellate jurisdiction''' refers to matters which a [[court]] can hear a...
3: ... is that the [[US Supreme Court]], with appellate jurisdiction over the federal courts, can reverse cases brough...

Original jurisdiction (1066 bytes)
1: ...eard by another court. The latter is [[appellate jurisdiction]].
4: The ''[[Conseil d'État]]'' has original jurisdiction on a number of litigations against national autho...
7: ...limited class of cases, the Court has '''original jurisdiction''' to consider the facts and the law of a case wi...

Extraterritorial jurisdiction (965 bytes)
1: '''Extraterritorial jurisdiction''' or '''ETJ''' is the legal ability of a [[gover...
5: ...]] with many nations which give the United States jurisdiction over members of its military.

Universal jurisdiction (8892 bytes)
1: '''Universal jurisdiction''' or '''universality principle'''
2: ... because most actions to be taken under universal jurisdiction can be taken under less controversial theories of...
4: According to the proponents of universal jurisdiction, certain crimes pose so serious a threat to the i...
6: ...enry Kissinger]], argue that pursuit of universal jurisdiction could undermine the goal of justice which propone...
8: ...ny number of states could set up such ''universal jurisdiction'' tribunals, the process could quickly degenerate...

Personal jurisdiction (3792 bytes)
1: ...before the court. The court must have personal [[jurisdiction]] to enforce its [[judgment]]s or orders against ...
3: ... from ''[[subject-matter jurisdiction]]'' and ''[[jurisdiction in rem]]''.
5: ... body authorized to receive such process. In some jurisdictions the Clerk of the Court may be authorized to acce...
7: ...m jurisdiction," by which the courts can exercise jurisdiction over a business entity or individual located outs...
9: ...enerally speaking, a party is subject to personal jurisdiction in a state if the party has purposely availed its...

Federal jurisdiction (3349 bytes)

Subject-matter jurisdiction (107 bytes)
1: Subject matter jurisdiction: The case must be entered in the proper court bas...

Judiciary Act 1903 (834 bytes)
1: ...ourt of Australia]], and vests state with federal jurisdiction in section 39(2), which states:
2: ...ing matters in which the High Court has exclusive jurisdiction], and subject to the following conditions and res...

Family Court of Australia (1177 bytes)
1: ...s in the breakdown of de facto relationships, but jurisdiction over property settlements in de facto relationshi...
3: ...[[Federal Court of Australia]], a general-purpose jurisdiction.
5: ...vice]] (FMS) in 1999, the Family Court now shares jurisdiction in some areas with the FMS.

Superior court (1177 bytes)
1: ...al cases. It is contrasted with courts of limited jurisdiction, which are restricted to hearing criminal cases i...
3: ... Superior Court comprises trial courts of general jurisdiction, courts of [[equity]], and an [[appellate]] divis...

Circuit court (1599 bytes)
1: ...ted States district court]]s, and their appellate jurisdiction is now exercised by the [[United States court of ...
5: ...ior]] [[general jurisdiction|general]] [[original jurisdiction]] is known as the '''circuit court'''.

King of Arms (913 bytes)
3: ...nt); and ''Norroy and Ulster King of Arms'' (with jurisdiction north of the Trent and in Northern Ireland).

Prejudice (law) (1090 bytes)
1: ... bringing a new lawsuit in a court that does have jurisdiction.
3: ...ntinue the same example, if instead the court had jurisdiction, but the [[plaintiff]] did not appear for the [[t...

Admiralty law (1842 bytes)
1: ...ses, regardless of which [[court]] has [[personal jurisdiction]] over the parties.
5: ...]] are at issue. Moreover, state courts may have jurisdiction in admiralty when the matters being adjudicated a...

Aulic Council (705 bytes)
6: It had not only concurrent jurisdiction with the
7: latter court, but in many cases exclusive jurisdiction,

U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (2501 bytes)
1: ...ommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure has jurisdiction over:
9: A subcommittee represents each area of jurisdiction.
11: The Subcommittee on Aviation has jurisdiction over civil aviation, including most aspects of th...
15: ...ion of roads and other transit facilities. It has jurisdiction over the [[Department of Transportation]], and so...
17: ...ters such as ocean shipping and cruise ships. The jurisdiction of this Subcommittee does not extend to matters d...

Court leet (1226 bytes)
1: ...ury]] all [[crime]]s that might happen within the jurisdiction, and punish the same. The steward of the court ac...

Apostolic vicariate (639 bytes)
1: ...to the office of vicar forane, exercising limited jurisdiction over the apostolic vicariate.

Chancery (1928 bytes)
1: ...gidly based on precedent, the Lord Chancellor had jurisdiction to determine cases, on behalf of the King, accord...
3: ...eparate chancery division of the court of general jurisdiction. However, a few American states, like [[Delawar...

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