jurisdiction

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It alleges the cases were filed in plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions and used as “bargaining chips” by the firms, which would agree to dismiss them in negotiating a settlement.

From Los Angeles Times

"China has extraterritorial jurisdiction to prosecute its citizens for conduct which occurs outside China," the joint statement read.

From BBC

While Congress and state legislatures have passed reform to soften criminal sentencing laws, immigration detention remains, technically, a civil jurisdiction and outside their scope.

From Salon

Other genocide cases are also open at the International Criminal Court and in Argentina under the principle of universal jurisdiction.

From Barron's

In 2022, a Tokyo district court rejected their compensation claims, saying that it fell outside Japanese jurisdiction and the statute of limitations had expired.

From BBC