departments or states i am confused are the departments of honduras defined geographically like the states of mexico or the lands of germany or even the states in the united states when can one department of honduras exercise authority over another department of honduras does the constitution of honduras subscribe to any theory of jurisdiction when it comes to organizing its departments and is the jurisdiction of one department explicitly limited by a specific border or boundary with another if an individual or his property is taken into custody in one department is there a hearing before a magistrate as one would expect in a civil code country before he or the thing he has an interest in is extradited to another department i think the main article could be improved by explaining when one department can exercise jurisdiction over an individual or corporation doing business in the area of a particular department and when it is supposed to refrain from exercising that authority