List of supreme courts by country

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A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Supreme courts include:

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List of supreme courts

States recognised by the United Nations

States recognised by at least one United Nations member

StateCourt(s)
Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia Supreme Court of Abkhazia
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Supreme Court of Kosovo
Flag of Niue.svg  Niue Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus Supreme Court of Northern Cyprus
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of the Republic of China
Flag of South Ossetia.svg  South Ossetia Supreme Court of South Ossetia
Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg  Western Sahara Constitutional Council, Supreme Court of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

States not recognised by any United Nations members

StateCourt(s)
Flag of Somaliland.svg  Somaliland Supreme Court of Somaliland
Flag of Transnistria (state).svg  Transnistria Supreme Court of Transnistria

Sui generis entities

StateCourt(s)
Flag of Europe.svg  European Union European Court of Justice
Flag of the Order of St. John (various).svg  Sovereign Military Order of Malta Magistral Court of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta

International courts

There are a number of international courts that are the highest courts of appeal for members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and some of the countries of the Commonwealth of Nations respectively. However, the members of those organisations do sometimes have high courts of their own and their jurisdiction may be limited.

OrganisationCourt(s)
Flag of Benelux.svg Benelux Union Benelux Court of Justice
Flag of CARICOM.svg  Caribbean Community Caribbean Court of Justice
Commonwealth of Nations Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Flag of the Council of Europe.svg  Council of Europe European Court of Human Rights
Flag of EFTA.gif European Free Trade Association EFTA Court
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 This court is not independent of either the legislature and/or executive of that country.
  2. Such recommendations are binding upon the President as per the Three Judges Cases

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