A delegation is the commission to another of jurisdiction, which
is to be exercised in the name of the person delegating.
Jurisdiction is defined as the power of anyone who has public
authority and pre-eminence over others for their rule and
government. In ancient Roman law, delegation was the
substitution of one debtor for another; the second debtor making
payment in the name of the first. In modern civil law, the term
delegations is used for committees of representatives or judges,
who in the name of the parliament of the judiciary consider and
determine the special matters confided to them. In canon law,
delegation is the spiritual jurisdiction or power which a person
exercises in virtue of a commission from one having ordinary
jurisdiction (see JURISDICTION), with the understanding that
such delegate must act in the name of the one delegating. The
canons distinguish between delegation ab homine, and delegation
a jure. The former is that which comes from a person in the
strict sense of the word; while the