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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...

provide for recognition of opposite-sex domestic partnerships in many jurisdictions. In some legal jurisdictions, domestic partners who live together for an...

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...

Zealand territories. The Judicial Committee also retains jurisdiction over a small number of domestic matters in the United Kingdom, reduced by the creation...

Nations to intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state." According to the principle, every state, no matter...

been incorporated into domestic law in many countries to provide for the International Criminal Court to exercise jurisdiction within their borders. Economic...

minors. In some jurisdictions, guardianships, truancy, and matters related to juvenile delinquency are considered part of the law of domestic relations. Many...

conducts business in a state or jurisdiction other than where it was originally incorporated. The term applies both to domestic corporations that are incorporated...

Domestic violence is violence or other abuse that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage or cohabitation. Domestic violence is often used...

Universal jurisdiction is a legal principle that allows states or international organizations to claim criminal jurisdiction over an accused person, regardless...

legislation protecting domestic workers is in place in many countries, it is often not extensively enforced. In many jurisdictions, domestic work is poorly regulated...

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

businesses within the domestic jurisdiction. Many of these jurisdictional "hooks" can even reach conduct that affected the domestic citizen when the citizen...

bonded area. Any area which is not under the jurisdiction of a custom bonded area is called a Domestic Tariff Area. Supplies from the DTA to a SEZ unit...

should authorize intervention in matters essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state." Thus, because both proponents and opponents of humanitarian...

"somewhat confusedly" called the Domestic Relations Court, to further remove family matters from criminal jurisdiction. However, in reality, this new family...

Canadian jurisdictions have typically adopted Clare's Law by statute. Saskatchewan, which, as of 2020[update], had more reported cases of domestic violence...

Municipal law is the national, domestic, or internal law of a sovereign state and is defined in opposition to international law. It encompasses the laws...

the University of Mysore in 1963 for his book, United Nations and Domestic Jurisdiction. Rajan was married to Padma for more than 50 years. He is survived...

do so themselves. The jurisdiction of the court is complementary to jurisdictions of domestic courts. The court has jurisdiction over crimes only if they...