Which jurisdiction must courts have in order to hear a particular case?
Which jurisdiction must courts have in order to hear a particular case?
Courts must have both personal jurisdiction and subject matter jurisdiction to hear a particular case. Personal jurisdiction refers to the court's authority over the parties involved in the case, while subject matter jurisdiction refers to the court's authority to hear the type of case being brought before it.
Page 33 of U.S. Private-Sector Privacy(2020): Jurisdiction: The authority of a court to hear a particular case. A court must have jurisdiction over both the type of dispute (“subject matter jurisdiction”) and the parties (“personal jurisdiction”). Government agencies have jurisdictional limits also.
Courts have two different types of jurisdiction. Personal jurisdiction refers to the court's authority over a person being sued or charged with a crime. Subject matter jurisdiction refers to the court's authority to hear cases on a particular area of the law.