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The Jurisdiction of Courts
Courts are institutions that are mandated to hear and decide various cases between the parties. The courts enforce the authority of the judiciary stated under the national laws including the Constitution and they have the powers and jurisdictions stated in the preciding parts of this charter. According to Civil Procedure and Criminal Procedure Law, the jurisdiction of a court to hear a civil or criminal case depends on the subject matter jurisdiction, material jurisdiction and territorial jurisdiction. Therefore, the jurisdiction of a court to hear a certain case is determined by the subject matter, value of the case and the location where the property locates or the offence is committed and every court has a unique jurisdiction to hear and decide the cases submitted to it. To understand the jurisdiction of the judicial authority of the various courts and the cases that every court has right to hear, this part will explain the jurisdiction of the courts one by one.