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A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation (3 ed.)
... The territory within which legal power can be...
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Australian Law Dictionary (3 ed.)
...law (substantive and procedural); these are questions relating to jurisdiction. In international law state jurisdiction is the jurisdiction exercised by national courts ( cf the jurisdiction of state and territory courts within a federation such as Australia). International jurisdiction is exercised by international courts such as the international court of justice , which has both an advisory jurisdiction and a contentious jurisdiction (to hear disputes). See advisory jurisdiction ; advisory opinion...
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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
... n. 1 the official power to make legal decisions and judgments: federal courts had no jurisdiction over the case | the District of Columbia was placed under the jurisdiction of Congress. 2 the extent of this power: the claim will be within the jurisdiction of the industrial tribunal. 3 the territory or sphere of activity over which the legal authority of a court or other institution extends. jurisdictional ...
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Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (3 ed.)
... Sometimes referred to as jurisdictional competence, in international law, the term ‘jurisdiction’ has two related meanings: (1) ‘When public international lawyers pose the problem of jurisdiction, they have in mind the State's right under international law to regulate conduct in matters not exclusively of domestic concern…. Jurisdiction involves a State's right to exercise certain of its powers. It is a problem, accordingly, that is entirely distinct from that of internal power or constitutional capacity or, indeed, sovereignty…. The existence of...
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The Handbook of International Financial Terms
... . The country, courts, and legal system which arbitrate in any dispute. Most transactions will seek to predetermine the law and place of settlement in the event of a...
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The Oxford Guide to the United States Government
... The extent or scope of a court's authority to hear and decide a case properly brought to it is its jurisdiction. There are two types of jurisdiction: original and appellate. Original jurisdiction is the authority of a court to hear and decide a case for the first time. In general, courts of original jurisdiction are minor courts or trial courts. Federal district courts, for example, are courts of original jurisdiction. Article 3, Section 2, of the U.S. Constitution states that the U.S. Supreme Court has original jurisdiction only in suits involving...
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A Dictionary of Law (10 ed.)
... n. 1. The power of a court to hear and decide a case or make a certain order. (For the limits of jurisdiction of individual courts, see entries for those courts.) 2. The territorial limits within which the jurisdiction of a court may be exercised. In the case of English courts this comprises England, Wales, Berwick-upon-Tweed, and those parts of the sea claimed as territorial waters . Everywhere else is said to be outside the jurisdiction . 3. The territorial scope of the legislative competence of Parliament. See sovereignty of Parliament...
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A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (2 ed.)
... 1 The power of a court to hear and decide a case or make a certain order. (For the limits of jurisdiction of individual courts, see entries for those courts.) 2 The territorial limits within which the jurisdiction of a court may be exercised. In the case of English courts this comprises England, Wales, Berwick-upon-Tweed, and those parts of the sea claimed as territorial waters . Everywhere else is said to be outside the jurisdiction . 3 The territorial scope of the legislative competence of Parliament. See sovereignty of parliament . In...
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The Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia
...Case ( 1979 ), but not state judicial officers exercising federal jurisdiction ( R v Murray and Cormie; Ex parte Commonwealth ( 1916 ). The consequence is that writs of mandamus and prohibition may be sought to correct jurisdictional error on the part of federal courts in the original jurisdiction of the High Court. This is in addition to the Court's ability to correct such errors in the exercise of its appellate jurisdiction. The matters in respect of which original jurisdiction was left to be conferred on the Court by the Commonwealth Parliament...
extraterritorial jurisdiction Reference library
Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (3 ed.)
...jurisdiction By definition, any jurisdiction that is not based on the territory of the State. Thus, national jurisdiction ( see nationality principle ), protective or security jurisdiction ( see protective principle ), passive personality jurisdiction ( see passive personality principle ), and universal jurisdiction are all types of extraterritorial jurisdiction...
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A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (2 ed.)
...jurisdiction The power of a judge to hear appeals from a previous court...
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Australian Law Dictionary (3 ed.)
...home jurisdiction (of lawyers) In the Legal Profession Acts of the states and territories, the home jurisdiction of an Australian legal practitioner is the jurisdiction in which the practitioner’s only or most recent current Australian practising certificate was granted; the home jurisdiction for an Australian-registered foreign lawyer is the jurisdiction in which the lawyer’s only or most recent current registration was granted (e.g. Legal Profession Act 2007 (Tas) s 8). A practitioner is a local practitioner in the home jurisdiction...
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A Dictionary of Law (10 ed.)
...jurisdiction That part of the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery before the Judicature Acts 1873–75 that was enforced equally in the common law courts; equity usually took jurisdiction because the common law remedies were inadequate. Since the Judicature Acts the jurisdiction of all divisions of the High Court has been concurrent in name, but certain remedies (for example, specific performance and injunction) are more commonly sought in the Chancery Division. Compare exclusive jurisdiction...
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A Dictionary of Law (10 ed.)
...jurisdiction The jurisdiction exercised by the Court of Chancery to aid a claimant at common law; for example, by forcing a defendant to reveal documents and thus provide necessary evidence for his case. Auxiliary jurisdiction was rendered obsolete by the Judicature Acts 1873–75...
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A Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics and International Relations (4 ed.)
...jurisdiction The authority of a court of appeal to review decisions made by a lower...
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A Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics and International Relations (4 ed.)
...jurisdiction The right of a court, usually a minor or trial court, to hear a case at its...
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A Dictionary of Law (10 ed.)
...jurisdiction 1. That part of the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery that belonged to the Chancery alone. The jurisdiction ceased after the Judicature Acts 1873–75 , but the matters under exclusive jurisdiction (e.g. trusts, administration of estates) are now dealt with in the Chancery Division. Compare concurrent jurisdiction . 2. A clause in a commercial agreement providing that only the English, Scottish, or other courts will be entitled to determine disputes between the parties. Normally agreements provide that the parties agree to submit...
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Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (3 ed.)
...jurisdiction Universal jurisdiction, or the principle of universality, ‘provides for jurisdiction over crimes committed by aliens outside the territory … on the sole basis of the presence of the alien within the territory of the State assuming jurisdiction’: Comment on art. 10 of the Harvard Research in International Law, Draft Convention on Jurisdiction with Respect to Crime, ( 1935 ) 29 A.J.I.L. (Supp.) 435 at 573. The essence of universal jurisdiction is that certain crimes are so heinous that every State is deemed to have an interest in their...
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A Dictionary of Law (10 ed.)
...jurisdiction The capacity of an international tribunal to order and thus compel states to litigate a dispute before it. The compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice , under Article 36(2) of its Statute, depends on voluntary declarations in advance by the states concerned. This is known as the optional clause...
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A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (2 ed.)
...jurisdiction The capacity of an international tribunal to order and thus compel states to litigate a dispute before it. The compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice , under Article 36(2) of its Statute, depends on voluntary declarations in advance by the states concerned. This is known as the optional clause...
