Jurisdiction means the competence of the courts to hear and decide a case. (English) For the purpose of determining the jurisdiction of the English courts, actions are of two kinds.

管辖权就是法院受理以及判决一个案件的能力。英国法院为了达到决定其管辖权的目的，一般采取两种措施。

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The international community's most likely course would be to enlarge the competence and jurisdiction of the U.N. tribunals based at The Hague in the Netherlands investigating crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia and in Rwanda.

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