Business Law

The main role of the courts is to resolve legal disputes. The courts have both criminal and civil jurisdiction. Firstly Criminal jurisdiction is a term used in constitutional law and public law to describe the power of courts to hear a case brought by a state accusing a defendant of the commission of a crime. It is relevant in three distinct situations: firstly is to regulate the relationship between states, or between one state and another; secondly is where the nation is a federation, to regulate the relationship between the federal courts and the domestic courts of those states comprising the federation and lastly are where a state only has, to a greater or lesser extent, a single and unified system of law, it is the law of criminal procedure to regulate what cases each classification of court within the judicial system shall adjudicate upon. Next is Civil jurisdiction, civil jurisdiction is a court's power to apply the law to the facts of a case is commonly referred to as jurisdiction. Civil cases typically involve non-criminal disputes between parties. Civil jurisdiction involves the authority a particular court may have to hear the facts of a civil matter, apply the law, and render judgment. Courts may have different types of jurisdiction depending on the nature of the dispute, geographic area, property ownership, and where the injury was sustained. To commence a civil lawsuit, a person, or plaintiff, typically files a written complaint in the court of the area in which they live or where the injury occurred. If the defendant, or the person who the lawsuit is filed against, also lives in this area, the court typically has civil jurisdiction over the matter. The defendant will need to be "served," or delivered, a written document called a complaint, which outlines the basis of the plaintiff's dispute against him. Once one party serves another, the case is filed with the court that has civil jurisdiction over the matter. CONTENT

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