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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] jurisdiccioun, from Anglo-French & [[Latin]]; Anglo-French jurisdiction, from Latin jurisdiction-, jurisdictio, from juris + diction-, dictio [[act]] of [[Speech|saying]]
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : the [[power]], right, or [[authority]] to [[interpret]] and apply the [[law]]
*2 a : the [[authority]] of a [[sovereign]] power to govern or legislate
:b : the power or right to exercise authority : [[control]]
*3 : the limits or territory within which authority may be exercised
==Description==
'''Jurisdiction''' (from the [[Latin]] ius, iuris meaning "[[law]]" and dicere meaning "to speak") is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a [[political]] [[leader]] to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to [[administer]] [[justice]] within a defined area of [[responsibility]].
Alternatively Adjudicate and enforce legal matters. The term is also used to denote the geographical area or subject-matter to which such authority applies.
Jurisdiction draws its substance from [[public]] international law, conflict of laws, [[constitution]]al law and the powers of the [[executive]] and [[legislative]] branches of [[government]] to allocate [[resources]] to best serve the needs of its native [[society]].
There are three main principles of judicial jurisdiction: [[personal]] (personam), territorial (locum), and subject matter (subjectam):
* Personal jurisdiction is an authority over a [[person]], regardless of their location.
* Territorial jurisdiction is an authority confined to a bounded [[space]], including all those present therein, and [[events]] which occur there.
* Subject Matter jurisdiction is an authority over the subject of the legal questions involved in the case.
[[Courts]] may also have jurisdiction that is exclusive, or concurrent ([[shared]]). Where a court has exclusive jurisdiction over a territory or a subject matter, it is the only court that is authorized to address that matter. Where a court has concurrent or shared jurisdiction, more than one court can adjudicate the matter. Where a concurrent jurisdiction exists in a civil case, a party may attempt to engage in forum shopping, by bringing the case to a court which it presumes would rule in its favor.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurisdiction]
[[Category: Law]]
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] jurisdiccioun, from Anglo-French & [[Latin]]; Anglo-French jurisdiction, from Latin jurisdiction-, jurisdictio, from juris + diction-, dictio [[act]] of [[Speech|saying]]
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : the [[power]], right, or [[authority]] to [[interpret]] and apply the [[law]]
*2 a : the [[authority]] of a [[sovereign]] power to govern or legislate
:b : the power or right to exercise authority : [[control]]
*3 : the limits or territory within which authority may be exercised
==Description==
'''Jurisdiction''' (from the [[Latin]] ius, iuris meaning "[[law]]" and dicere meaning "to speak") is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a [[political]] [[leader]] to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to [[administer]] [[justice]] within a defined area of [[responsibility]].
Alternatively Adjudicate and enforce legal matters. The term is also used to denote the geographical area or subject-matter to which such authority applies.
Jurisdiction draws its substance from [[public]] international law, conflict of laws, [[constitution]]al law and the powers of the [[executive]] and [[legislative]] branches of [[government]] to allocate [[resources]] to best serve the needs of its native [[society]].
There are three main principles of judicial jurisdiction: [[personal]] (personam), territorial (locum), and subject matter (subjectam):
* Personal jurisdiction is an authority over a [[person]], regardless of their location.
* Territorial jurisdiction is an authority confined to a bounded [[space]], including all those present therein, and [[events]] which occur there.
* Subject Matter jurisdiction is an authority over the subject of the legal questions involved in the case.
[[Courts]] may also have jurisdiction that is exclusive, or concurrent ([[shared]]). Where a court has exclusive jurisdiction over a territory or a subject matter, it is the only court that is authorized to address that matter. Where a court has concurrent or shared jurisdiction, more than one court can adjudicate the matter. Where a concurrent jurisdiction exists in a civil case, a party may attempt to engage in forum shopping, by bringing the case to a court which it presumes would rule in its favor.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurisdiction]
[[Category: Law]]
