| Originating out of the Latin word "ius" and "dicere" | | | | dealt with by the Federal Court or Supreme Court. On |
| meaning "law" and "to speak" respectively, jurisdiction is | | | | the other hand those included in state lists shall be |
| the area of operation of a legal entity. Such jurisdiction | | | | adjudicated by the State Courts. |
| could be legal, notional, abstract, or concrete with | | | | In the similar veins the jurisdiction of the court is |
| clearly defined geographical boundaries. In essence | | | | classified as exclusive and concurrent. Exclusive |
| jurisdiction refers to the capabilities, powers, and | | | | jurisdiction refers to unabated and unshared control |
| responsibilities to administer justice within the particular | | | | over some territory, subject or personnel. Concurrent |
| sphere of operation entrusted. | | | | or shared jurisdiction refers to the fact one or more |
| Substances of jurisdiction are derived from public | | | | courts have equal powers on the subject, territory, or |
| international law, constitutional law, and above all; | | | | personnel concerned. In case of the courts having |
| conflict of laws. One of the common features of | | | | concurrent jurisdiction, parties may engage in forum |
| modern governance is delimiting the authoritative | | | | shopping. They tend to bring the case to the particular |
| domains of executive, legislative, and judiciary; the | | | | court which they feel would adjudicate in their favor. |
| three pillars of democratic set up. | | | | Generally speaking; jurisdiction can be territorial, |
| Ordinarily however the term jurisdiction is most widely | | | | provincial, national, or international. For instance; United |
| applied in the judicial spheres. It denotes both | | | | Nations Organization has the International Court that |
| authoritative and geographical extent of power and | | | | deals with matters relating to International jurisdiction |
| control of the respective court. Three basic principles | | | | such as the maritime boundaries or the continental |
| of jurisdiction guiding the judiciary are persona; territorial; | | | | shelf. In addition the international forums also deal with |
| and subject matters. | | | | specific issues that relate to two or more countries like |
| Personal jurisdiction refers to the authority and control | | | | the treaties, customs, and conventions. |
| over persons regardless of their respective locations. | | | | Yet there is a major difference between other forms |
| Territorial jurisdiction refers to the area or the space | | | | of jurisdiction such as territorial, provincial or national |
| within which the orders passed are binding and | | | | with the international jurisdiction. In case of international |
| conclusive. Subject matter jurisdiction refers to such | | | | jurisdiction obedience by contestant parties is purely |
| subjects that are involved in a judicial proceeding. For | | | | voluntary while in all other cases it is mandatory. |
| instance; subject matters within the federal list shall be | | | | |