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The Oxford Guide to the United States Government

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2002
Subject:
Social sciences, Politics
Length:
294 words

The extent or scope of a court's authority to hear and decide a case properly brought to it is its

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Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (3 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2009
Subject:
Law, International Law
Length:
492 words

Sometimes referred to as jurisdictional competence, in international law, the term ‘jurisdiction’ has two related meanings: (1) ‘When public international

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The Handbook of International Financial Terms

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
Subject:
Social sciences, Business and Management, Economics
Length:
30 words

The country, courts, and legal system which arbitrate in any dispute. Most transactions will seek to predetermine the law and

Jurisdiction

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The Oxford Companion to the High Court of Australia

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2007
Subject:
Law
Length:
1,825 words

is the power and authority of a court to hear and determine a justiciable controversy. The jurisdiction of the High

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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2002
Subject:
History, Military History, Social sciences, Warfare and Defence
Length:
70 words
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 ... ... More

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