What is 
Personal jurisdiction 
Territorial jurisdiction 
Subject matter jurisdiction 
Procedural bar: bar of matter pending /lis pendence/ or bar of matter judge /res judicata/
admissibility bar
Adjournment of the hearing 
Cross border matter 
Insufficient evidence 
Burden of proof - must be met by a prosecutor or a plaintiff
Shift or transfer of burden of proof: discrimination, harassment 
Standard of proof : how strong must the evidence
- beyond reasonable doubt 
- clear and convincing evidence or preponderance of evidence 
balance of probability/more probable than not/
for the judge to issue a warrant: arrest/search 
clear and convincing evidence 
probable cause /some kind of likely suspicion/
Decline jurisdiction 
Assume jurisdiction 
Severe the case or the claim /divide and separate/
Order a joinder /join the cases/
Habitual residence 
Center of main interest 
Rome I
Rome II
Maritime law