Jurisdiction (from Latin juris 'law' + dictio 'speech' or 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice...

Universal jurisdiction is a legal principle that allows states or international organizations to prosecute individuals for serious crimes, such as genocide...

A jurisdiction is an area with a set of laws and under the control of a system of courts or government entity that is different from neighbouring areas...

legal systems, original jurisdiction of a court is the power to hear a case for the first time, as opposed to appellate jurisdiction, when a higher court...

concurrent jurisdiction (or non-exclusive jurisdiction) in which more than one court may take jurisdiction over the case. Exclusive jurisdiction is typically...

Heritable jurisdictions were, in the law of Scotland, grants of jurisdiction made to a man and his heirs. They were a common accompaniment to feudal tenures...

Extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) is the legal ability of a government to exercise authority beyond its normal boundaries. Any authority can claim ETJ...

Ecclesiastical jurisdiction is jurisdiction by church leaders over other church leaders and over the laity. Jurisdiction is a word borrowed from the legal...

Concurrent jurisdiction exists where two or more courts from different systems simultaneously have jurisdiction over a specific case. In the United States...

Personal jurisdiction is a court's jurisdiction over the parties, as determined by the facts in evidence, which bind the parties to a lawsuit, as opposed...

Limited jurisdiction, or special jurisdiction, is the court's jurisdiction only on certain types of cases such as bankruptcy, and family matters. Courts...

Subject-matter jurisdiction, also called jurisdiction ratione materiae, is a legal doctrine holding that a court can only hear and decide cases of a particular...

In rem jurisdiction ("power about or against 'the thing'") is the power a court may exercise over property (either real or personal) or a "status" against...

A metropolis, metropolitanate or metropolitan (arch)diocese is an episcopal see whose bishop is the metropolitan bishop or archbishop of an ecclesiastical...

Netherlands. It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes...

A court of general jurisdiction, in the law of the United States, is a court with authority to hear cases in law and in equity of all kinds – criminal...

Discretionary jurisdiction is a power that allows a court to engage in discretionary review. This power gives a court the authority to decide whether to...

In United States labor law, a jurisdictional strike is a concerted refusal to work undertaken by a union to assert its members' right to particular job...

Supplemental jurisdiction, also sometimes known as ancillary jurisdiction or pendent jurisdiction, is the authority of United States federal courts to...

In the law of the United States, diversity jurisdiction is a form of subject-matter jurisdiction that gives United States federal courts the power to...

Papal jurisdiction may refer to: Papal supremacy, the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the pope Temporal power of the Holy See, the political jurisdiction of...

Jurisdictional arbitrage is the practice of taking advantage of discrepancies between competing legal jurisdictions. It takes its name from arbitrage...

constitutions". Legal jurisdictions that use common law as precedent are called "common law jurisdictions," in contrast with jurisdictions that do not use common...

Space jurisdiction, a field addressing what countries can enforce various laws in space, has become more important as the private sector enters the field...

hostage-taking. Israel is not a member of the ICC and disputes the ICC's jurisdiction, presenting the point of view according to which Palestine is not a sovereign...

Inherent jurisdiction is a doctrine of the English common law that a superior court has the jurisdiction to hear any matter that comes before it, unless...

tribes as possessing sovereign powers, while being subject to federal jurisdiction. The full name of the republic is the "United States of America". No...

within the lodge; and Continental Freemasonry, which consists of the jurisdictions that have removed some, or all, of these restrictions. The basic, local...

law, jurisdiction-stripping (also called court-stripping or curtailment-of-jurisdiction) is the limiting or reducing of a court's jurisdiction by Congress...

The Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c. 59) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered the judicial functions of the...