final judgment rule — n: a rule of procedure: an appeal may be taken only after final determination of all issues involved in a case Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. final judgment rule … Law dictionary
Jurisdiction stripping — Constitutional Law of the United States of America The constitutional structure Civil Rights · Federalism Executive branch · Separation of powers Legislative branch · Judiciary … Wikipedia
Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice — The International Court of Justice has jurisdiction in two types of cases: contentious issues between states in which the court produces binding rulings between states that agree, or have previously agreed, to submit to the ruling of the court;… … Wikipedia
final decision rule — Appeals to federal courts of appeals from U.S. district courts must be from final decisions of district courts. 28 U.S.C.A. No. 1291. In other words, the courts of appeals lack jurisdiction over nonfinal judgments. The object of this restriction… … Black's law dictionary
final decision rule — Appeals to federal courts of appeals from U.S. district courts must be from final decisions of district courts. 28 U.S.C.A. No. 1291. In other words, the courts of appeals lack jurisdiction over nonfinal judgments. The object of this restriction… … Black's law dictionary
final judgment — A judgment which determines and disposes of the whole merits of the cause before the court by declaring that the plaintiff is or is not entitled to recovery by the remedy chosen, or completely and finally disposes of a branch of the cause which… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Appellate jurisdiction — is the power of a court to review decisions and change outcomes of decisions of lower courts. Most appellate jurisdiction is legislatively created, and may consist of appeals by leave of the appellate court or by right. Depending on the type of… … Wikipedia
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement Act — The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction And Enforcement Act ( UCCJEA ) is a Uniform Act drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1997. The UCCJEA has since been adopted by 49 U.S. States, the District of… … Wikipedia
Court of Final Appeal (Hong Kong) — The Court of Final Appeal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People s Republic of China 中華人民共和國香港特別行政區終審法院 Jurisdiction … Wikipedia
Uniformity and jurisdiction in U.S. federal court tax decisions — refers to an ongoing debate spanning many decades about achievement of uniformity and high quality decisions by federal courts when addressing tax controversies against the backdrop of multiple, regionally diverse courts with federal tax… … Wikipedia
