Any court possesses jurisdiction over matters only to the extent granted to it by the Constitution, or legislation of the sovereignty on behalf of which it functions. The question of whether a given court has the power to determine a jurisdictional question is itself a jurisdictional question.
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) , prolific English poet and author wrote The Jungle Book (1894); Kipling enjoyed early success with his poems but soon became known as a masterful short story writer for his portrayals of the people, history, and culture of his times.
Kipling obviously had an atlas by him and in the Author s Notes on the Names in The Jungle Books (Sussex Edition) he wrote: 'All the islands and places mentioned in The White Seal are on the map. You had better look them up' . This would not have been an easy task with a school atlas.