Jurisdiction - the power or authority to decide legal cases ____________________________________________________________________ 8. Civil courts (general+your home country) Civil courts deal with civil actions (an official complaint, made by a person against another person who is said to have done sth to harm them). Civil actions take place between two or more individuals in dispute (an argument or disagreement). Civil courts make adjudications (to make a formal decision about something) on these disputes. Some disputes are more serious and complex than others. The jurisdiction (the authority of an official organization to make and deal with especially legal decisions) of the courts is limited by the type of the case, by the geography and the amount of the claim (the sum of payable at the maturity of an insurance policy or upon death of the person insured to the beneficiary or the legal heir of the insured).
The decision of county court can be appealed to the circuit court (second instance court). There are usually two parties – the plaintiff and the defendant, a third party who is affected by the case may also be included. Civil courts deal with civil actions (an official complaint, made by a person against another person who is said to have done something to harm them). Civil actions take place between two or more individuals in dispute (an argument or disagreement). Civil courts make adjudications (to make a formal decision about something) on these disputes. Some disputes are more serious and complex than others. The jurisdiction (the authority of an official organization to make and deal with especially legal decisions) of the courts is limited by the type of the case, by the geography and the amount of the claim (the sum of payable at the maturity of an insurance policy or upon death of the person insured to the beneficiary or the legal heir of the insured).