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This dimension names the scope of matters a court actually has authority to hear. Wikipedia notes that a court's practical authority "is known as its jurisdiction, which describes the court's power to decide certain kinds of questions, or petitions put to it." Browsing this way groups courts that share the same kind of jurisdiction.

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A constitutional court is a high court that deals primarily with constitutional law. 1
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A constitutional court is a high court that deals primarily with constitutional law.
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