Sentence examples for specific jurisdictions from inspiring English sources

I continued to be hopeful until 2006, when I attended a conference at a conservative think tank where scholars reviewed the law's effectiveness in specific jurisdictions.

Justice Department officials would not say how they decided on the specific jurisdictions within Virginia that should try the case, but Mr. Ashcroft said it was a collaborative process with local officials that took into account a range of factors.

The new Administration has responded with threats (to cut sanctuary cities' funding), reprisals (like launching more raids in specific jurisdictions), and accusations (that these cities are making the country less safe).

Washington's reach is also hampered by the structure of the auditing groups, which are set up as global networks of legally separate, national affiliates aimed at insulating the groups from difficulties encountered in specific jurisdictions.

The data can then be used to assess and tailor response capabilities for specific jurisdictions, organizations, and health care systems.

These term sheets could precede more legally complicated ones for specific jurisdictions – so this is a guideline for any local use".

The idea of giving federal courts specific jurisdiction to determine the immunity issue is somewhat similar to a proposal made in the Senate by Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California.

But Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said in a statement on Monday that the 66-year-old former archbishop no longer had immunity and might "be subjected to judicial procedures from the courts that could have specific jurisdiction over him".

"Until we have results of the investigation and know what facts we're dealing with and know whether, in fact, any activities that might have violated laws occurred," Mr. Casey said, "you can't really deal with the question of who would have specific jurisdiction or how you would resolve issues of competing jurisdiction that might be out there".

The Vatican spokesman, the Rev Federico Lombardi, said Josef Wesolowski had ended all diplomatic activity for the Holy See and lost his related immunity and therefore "might also be subjected to judicial procedures from the courts that could have specific jurisdiction over him".

Functionaries received the actions and arranged the trials that took place before the courts, with each functionary having a specific jurisdiction: the archon over matters pertaining to family and succession, the "king" (archōn basileus) over religious matters (including murder), the thesmothetai ("determiners of customs") and others over the rest.