Al singolare (singolare collettivo), altrimenti troveresti "autorità giudiziarie ordinarie". In tutti i contesti legali trovi l'aggettivo "ordinary", retaggio del latino giuridico. Così in tutti i siti ufficiali. Per me è sicuramente ok.

Hi Derek,
I think they refer to the "Tribunale Ordinario":

http://www.giustizia.it/guidagiustizia/box/tribunale_ordinar...

which the same (wonderful) site translates as "trial court":

http://www.giustizia.it/misc/mggweb2-ing.htm

as a matter of fact, later in your text they refer to the court of Bologna

bye


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Note added at 2003-03-09 22:56:14 (GMT)
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\"ordinario\" when referred to courts indicates courts \"di primo grado\", which in English can be translated as \"trial\" (used as an adjective), \"of primary jurisdiction\", \"of first instance (jurisdiction)\"

so your text may become \"... shall be tried at first instance level, having the parties expressly and mandatorily indicated the Bologna trial court bla bla bla\"

first instance is in my opinion clearer to a UK or US mind as to what ordinario means.

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Note added at 2003-03-09 23:53:10 (GMT)
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Giusi \"instilled\" doubts as to my explanation, I started referring to my experience in a law office, when they mentioned autorità giudiziaria ordinaria it was always the tribunale ordinario, but actually it may mean any court of the ordinary jurisdiction, which includes the court of appeal, so I think it is safer to use the term \"ordinary jurisdiction\" or Giusi\'s proposal

the precise concept doesn't exist in US/British systems; the Italian refers to investigating magistrates and the courts, so just "judiciary" should do the job. Cf. De Franchis.