Or he could ask the court to grant him jurisdiction to investigate.

Hughes, however, noted that the state had not granted exclusive jurisdiction to the federal government.

Congress, if it so chooses, may grant lower federal courts concurrent jurisdiction over cases between states.

The encomendero was granted jurisdiction over a land of its people.

That is why federal courts were granted jurisdiction in cases involving citizens from different states.

For these, under the American proposal, the court could bring charges only in those countries that grant jurisdiction, by opting to be included.

The federal government granted itself jurisdiction over interstate child support cases in 1992, but federal prosecutors initially showed little interest.

The Congress also has the authority to grant or withhold jurisdiction in lower federal courts.

A standing committee is usually granted jurisdiction over a particular area of legislation by the parent body.

Some delegations had hoped to grant the court universal jurisdiction in all three core crimes.