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ARCIAGA - Jurisdiction Basic Concepts

The document compares and contrasts the legal concepts of venue and jurisdiction. Venue refers to the specific location where a legal case is heard, often based on factors like where the alleged crime was committed or where the defendant resides. Jurisdiction refers to the authority of a court to hear a particular type of case and make legal rulings.

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ARCIAGA - Jurisdiction Basic Concepts

The document compares and contrasts the legal concepts of venue and jurisdiction. Venue refers to the specific location where a legal case is heard, often based on factors like where the alleged crime was committed or where the defendant resides. Jurisdiction refers to the authority of a court to hear a particular type of case and make legal rulings.

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ARCIAGA, M.C. Raphaela C.

BSLM-3A
Law on Legal Processes

COMPARISON POINT VENUE JURISDICTION


A place where something
happens, especially a
The power or authority to decide
DEFINITION various of organized
on legal cases
events where multiple
people participate

Consisting of three concepts:

1. Personal jurisdiction-
means the right of the
Venue shall be the proper court over a person, and
or most convenient location here the position of the
for trial of a case. Normally, individual is not so
the venue in a criminal important
case is the judicial district
or county where the crime 2. Subject matter
LEGAL BASIS was committed. For civil jurisdiction- means the
cases, venue is usually the right over the subject.
district or county which is
the residence of a principal 3. Territory jurisdiction-
defendant, where a means the right over a
contract was executed or is region or territory.
to be performed, or where
an accident took place. The court does not have the
right to hear cases that fall
outside its jurisdiction.

To have jurisdiction, a court


A proper venue usually
must have authority over the
depends on where the
subject matter of the case where
EXTENT OF defendant resides.
the court must be able to
However,a motion for
CONTROL BY THE change of venue ensures
exercise control over the
PARTIES ON ITS defendant, or the property
that a case is heard in the
involved must be located in the
APPLICABILITY best location or will be
area under the court's control.
convicted on fairly on the
new location.

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