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JURISDICTION

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Originally appearing in Volume V15, Page 571 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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JURISDICTION , in See also:

general, the exercise of lawful authority, especially by a See also:court or a See also:judge; and so the extent or limits within which such authority is exercisable. Thus each court has its appropriate jurisdiction; in the High Court of See also:Justice in See also:England See also:administration actions are brought in the See also:chancery See also:division, See also:salvage actions in the See also:admiralty, &c. The jurisdiction of a particular court is often limited by See also:statute, as that of a See also:county court, which is See also:local and is also limited in amount. In inter-See also:national See also:law jurisdiction has a wider meaning, namely, the rights exercisable by a See also:state within the See also:bounds of a given space. This is frequently referred to as the territorial theory of jurisdiction.

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