jurisdiction.除了管辖、管辖权、审判权、审判机构等释义外,还有一个释义,即“法域”或“法律管辖区域”,意思是自有一套法律制度的区域。一个国家可能是一个法域,如法国,也可能有许多法域,如美国的50个州每个州都是一个法域。“一国两制”,可以说是“一个国家、两个法域”。
jurisdiction除了题主指出的几个含义之外,还有“管辖区域;管辖范围”这层含义且为法律英语中较为常见的一层含义。
查阅《元照英美法词典》可以看到,jurisdiction在法律英语中有三层含义:
①司法管辖权;(法院)裁判权;审判权
②(行政机关的)管辖权
③管辖区域;管辖范围
详见例句
In fact, the Secretary-General was requested to negotiate an agreement with the Government of Sierra Leone to create an independent special court with jurisdiction over those who bear the greatest responsibility for the commission in Sierra Leone of crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes under Sierra Leonean law.
事实上,正是安全理事会 2000 年第 1315(2000)号决议要求秘书长同塞拉利 昂政府谈判达成协议,以设立一个独立的特别法庭 ,对在塞 拉利昂犯下的危害人类罪、战争罪和塞拉利昂法律规定的罪行承担最大责任者行使管辖权。
The Parties agree that the courts of Singapore are to have jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise out of or in connection with this Agreement which cannot be settled successfully through the Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC) or Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb) and that, accordingly, any legal action arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (“Proceedings”) may be brought in those courts and the parties irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of those courts PROVIDED THAT nothing in this Clause shall limit the right of any party to take Proceedings in any other court of competent jurisdiction nor shall the taking of Proceedings in one or more jurisdictions preclude that party from taking Proceedings in any other jurisdiction, whether concurrently or not.
司法管辖权: 双方特此不可撤销地同意,新加坡法院将具有关于解决任何可能因本协议所引起或与之 相关的争议的司法管辖权,而 这些争议无法通过新加坡调解中心 (SMC) 或新加坡仲裁 员协会 (SIArb) 予以解决;并同意,据此任何因本协议所引起或与之相关的法律诉讼 (以下称“诉讼”)可以提交给这些法院进行处理,而且双方不可撤销地服从这些法院 的司法管辖权,但前提 条件是:本条款中的任何规定均不会限制任何一方向具有同等司 法管辖权的其他 任何法院提起诉讼,而且一方在一个或多个司法 管辖区 提起 诉讼亦不会 妨碍该方在其他任何司法管辖区另行 提起 诉讼(不论是否同时进行)。
