Identify/define and Explain the Significance of the Following: Bastille

question 50

Essay

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Bastille.

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Definitions:

Concurrent Jurisdiction

A situation where two or more courts have the same authority to preside over a given legal case.

In Rem Jurisdiction

The power of a court over the property or status of an out-of-state defendant when that property or status is within the court’s jurisdiction area.

In Personam Jurisdiction

The power of a court to require a party (usually the defendant) or a witness to come before the court. The court must have personal jurisdiction to enforce its judgments or orders against a party. In personam jurisdiction extends only to the state’s borders in the state court system and across the court’s geographic district in the federal system.

Quasi In Rem

A legal term referring to a court's jurisdiction over an individual's property to resolve a dispute, not directly against the person.