Events Tagged: "jurisdiction"

Constitutions of Clarendon - Henry II attempts to subordinate Church courts to royal justice, Becket resists

Constitutions of Clarendon codified - defining boundaries between ecclesiastical and royal jurisdiction in England

Bartolus de Saxoferrato begins developing conflict of laws doctrine - theories for determining which law applies when multiple jurisdictions involved

English Chancellor begins systematic equity jurisdiction - developing parallel legal system to correct rigidities of common law

Lord Hardwicke's rule in Gee v. Pritchard - equity acts in personam, foundation of equitable remedies

Lord Hardwicke decides Penn v. Lord Baltimore - equity enforces agreements between sovereigns, expanding jurisdiction

London Agreement allows German courts to handle war crimes