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Jurisdiction scion is the authority to judge legal matters. Jurisdiction is given to legal bodies or poltical leaders There are three main types of jurisdiction 1, Personal jurisdiction is authority over person. 2 Territorial ju 8. Subject jurisdiction is authority over a particular subject. tusciction in cours can be exclusive or ‘eoneurrent With exclusive cout jrisditon, ‘only one court i abe to decide the issue, With concurrent ssction, mare than one Court sable to adjudicate In this case, lawyers ae able 10 go forum shopping, ‘They choose the court which is more likely to rule in favor of heir clents diction i authority over an Vocabulary © Check (v) the sentence that uses the Get ready! @ Botore you read the passage, talk about these questions 1 What are some things that determine which Court hears a cerian case? 2. Sometimes a cao cous be heard h moe ta ne typo ca Wyo you tik Reading Rese tho text and complete the table using information from it. o busheety ae a parson Teritral stein [2 ‘Athorty in one > ——— _ [particular subject Excusve tuscicton [4 More than one court fe ‘can cide the issue underlined parts correctly. 1.

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