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Jurisdiction (area)

A jurisdiction is an area with a set of laws under the control of a system of courts or government entity that is different that of from neighbouring areas.[1][2][3]

For powers of courts and public authority, see Jurisdiction.

Each state in a federation such as Australia, Germany and the United States forms a separate jurisdiction. However, certain laws in a federal state are sometimes uniform across the constituent states and enforced by a set of federal courts; with a result that the federal state forms a single jurisdiction for that purpose.


A jurisdiction may also prosecute for crimes committed somewhere outside its jurisdiction once the perpetrator returns.[4] In some cases, a citizen of another jurisdiction outside its own can be extradited to a jurisdiction in which the crime is illegal even if it was not committed in that jurisdiction.[5][6]


Unitary states are usually single jurisdictions, but the United Kingdom is a notable exception since it has three separate jurisdictions because of its three separate legal systems. Also, China has the separate jurisdictions of Hong Kong and Macao.

Ecclesiastical jurisdiction

Political division

State (polity)

Sovereign state

Federated state

State law

Change of venue

Beale, Joseph H. (1935) A Treatise on the Conflict of Laws.  1-58477-425-8

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McClean, David. (2000). Morris: The Conflict of Laws. London: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd.  0-421-66160-7

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