Jogköre

Jogköre is a Hungarian noun that denotes the sphere of authority, competence, or jurisdiction assigned to a person, body, or institution in legal matters. It refers to the range within which actions, rules, or decisions are legally applicable and binding.

The term is formed from jog (law) and kör (circle or sphere) and is widely used in formal legal and administrative language. It often appears in phrases such as az intézmény jogköre (the institution’s jurisdiction or competence) or az EU jogköre (the European Union’s competence).

Applications of jogköre include specifying which matters fall within a given actor’s powers, such as a court’s jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases, a ministry’s regulatory competence, or a council’s authority to enact local ordinances. It can also describe territorial or subject-matter jurisdiction, for example területi jogköre or tárgyi jogköre.

In usage, jogköre is related to a set of closely connected terms. Hatáskör refers to the power to decide or perform actions under the law, while feladatkör refers to the range of duties assigned to an entity. While these concepts overlap, jogköre emphasizes the domain or scope within which authority applies.

See also: hatáskör, feladatkör, jogkör.