List of supreme courts by country

This is a list of the highest court (supreme court) in each country. Some countries choose to designate certain areas of law to different courts, meaning that they have more than one "supreme" court.

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List of supreme courts

States recognised by the United Nations
State Court(s)
 Afghanistan Supreme Court of Afghanistan
 Albania Constitutional Court of Albania, Supreme Court of Albania
 Algeria Constitutional Court of Algeria, Supreme Court of Algeria
 Andorra Superior Court of Justice
 Angola Supreme Court of Angola, Constitutional Court of Angola
 Antigua and Barbuda Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)
 Argentina Supreme Court of Argentina
 Armenia Constitutional Court of Armenia, Court of Cassation
 Australia High Court of Australia, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council[1]
 Austria Constitutional Court of Austria, Supreme Court of Justice, Administrative Court of Austria
 Azerbaijan Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan, Supreme Court of Azerbaijan
 Bahamas Supreme Court of the Bahamas, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)
 Bahrain Constitutional Court, Court of Cassation, Supreme Court of Appeal, High Sharia Court of Appeal
 Bangladesh Supreme Court of Bangladesh
 Barbados Supreme Court of Judicature, Caribbean Court of Justice
 Belarus Constitutional Court of Belarus,[2] Supreme Court of Belarus[*]
 Belgium Constitutional Court, Court of Cassation
 Belize Supreme Court of Belize, Caribbean Court of Justice
 Benin Constitutional Court of Benin, Supreme Court of Benin, High Court of Justice
 Bhutan Supreme Court of Bhutan
 Bolivia Plurinational Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of Justice
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Botswana Court of Appeal
 Brazil Supreme Federal Court
 Brunei Supreme Court of Brunei, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)
 Bulgaria Supreme Court of Cassation of Bulgaria, Supreme Administrative Court of Bulgaria
 Burkina Faso Supreme Court of Burkina Faso
 Burundi Supreme Court of Burundi
 Cambodia Constitutional Council of Cambodia, Supreme Court of Cambodia
 Cameroon Supreme Court of Cameroon[*]
 Canada Supreme Court of Canada
 Cape Verde Supreme Court of Justice
 Central African Republic Constitutional Court of the Central African Republic, Supreme Court of the Central African Republic
 Chad Constitutional Council of Chad, Supreme Court of Chad
 Chile Constitutional Court of Chile, Supreme Court of Chile
 China Supreme People's Court[*], Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (de facto, Hong Kong and Macau), Court of Final Appeal (de jure, Macau), Court of Final Appeal (de jure, Hong Kong)
 Colombia Constitutional Court of Colombia, Supreme Court of Justice, Council of State
 Comoros Supreme Court of the Comoros
Congo-Brazzaville Supreme Court of Republic of the Congo
Congo-Kinshasa Constitutional Court, Court of Cassation, Council of State
 Costa Rica Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica
 Croatia Supreme Court of Croatia
 Cuba People's Supreme Court of Cuba[*]
 Cyprus Supreme Court of Cyprus
 Czech Republic Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic, Supreme Court of the Czech Republic, Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic
 Denmark Supreme Court of Denmark
 Djibouti Supreme Court of Djibouti
 Dominica Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Caribbean Court of Justice (see below)
 Dominican Republic Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic
 East Timor Supreme Court of Justice
 Ecuador Constitutional Court of Ecuador, National Court of Ecuador[*]
 Egypt Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, Court of Cassation
 El Salvador Supreme Court of El Salvador
 Equatorial Guinea Constitutional Court of Equatorial Guinea, Supreme Court of Equatorial Guinea
 Eritrea High Court of Eritrea
 Estonia Supreme Court of Estonia
 Eswatini High Court of Eswatini
 Ethiopia Federal Supreme Court
 Fiji Supreme Court of Fiji
 Finland Supreme Court of Finland, Supreme Administrative Court of Finland
 France Constitutional Council, Court of Cassation, Council of State
 Gabon Supreme Court of Gabon
 Gambia Supreme Court of the Gambia
 Georgia Constitutional Court of Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia
 Germany Constitutional Court, Federal Court of Justice, Federal Administrative Court, Federal Finance Court, Federal Labour Court, Federal Social Court
 Ghana Supreme Court of Ghana
 Greece Supreme Special Court, Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece, Council of State, Court of Audit
 Grenada Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)
 Guatemala Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of Justice
 Guinea Supreme Court of Guinea
 Guinea-Bissau Supreme Court of Guinea-Bissau
 Guyana Supreme Court of Judicature, Caribbean Court of Justice[3]
 Haiti Supreme Court of Haiti
 Honduras Supreme Court of Honduras
 Hungary Constitutional Court of Hungary, Supreme Court of Hungary
 Iceland Supreme Court of Iceland
 India Supreme Court of India, High courts of the states and union territories
 Indonesia Constitutional Court of Indonesia, Supreme Court of Indonesia
 Iran Supreme Court of Iran
 Iraq Supreme Court of Iraq
 Ireland Supreme Court of Ireland
 Israel Supreme Court of Israel
 Italy Constitutional Court of Italy, Supreme Court of Cassation
 Ivory Coast Supreme Court of the Ivory Coast
 Jamaica Court of Appeal, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)
 Japan Supreme Court of Japan
 Jordan Court of Cassation
 Kazakhstan Constitutional Council of Kazakhstan, Supreme Court of Kazakhstan
 Kenya Supreme Court of Kenya
 Kiribati Court of Appeal of Kiribati, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)
 Kuwait High Court of Appeal of Kuwait
 Kyrgyzstan Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan[*]
 Laos People's Supreme Court of Laos
 Latvia Constitutional Court of Latvia, Supreme Court of Latvia
 Lebanon Constitutional Council, Court of Cassation
 Lesotho High Court of Lesotho
 Liberia Supreme Court of Liberia
 Libya Supreme Court of Libya
 Liechtenstein Supreme Court of Liechtenstein
 Lithuania Constitutional Court of Lithuania, Supreme Court of Lithuania
 Luxembourg Constitutional Court, Superior Court of Justice, Administrative Court
 Madagascar Supreme Court of Madagascar
 Malawi Constitutional Court of Malawi, Supreme Court of Appeal
 Malaysia Federal Court of Malaysia[*]
 Maldives Supreme Court of the Maldives
 Mali Supreme Court of Mali
 Malta Constitutional Court of Malta, Court of Civil Appeals of Malta, Court of Criminal Appeals of Malta
 Marshall Islands Supreme Court of the Marshall Islands
 Mauritania Supreme Court of Mauritania
 Mauritius Supreme Court of Mauritius, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)
 Mexico Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
 Micronesia Supreme Court of Micronesia
 Moldova Constitutional Court of Moldova, Supreme Court of Justice of Moldova
 Monaco Supreme Court of Monaco
 Mongolia Constitutional Court of Mongolia, Supreme Court of Mongolia
 Montenegro Constitutional Court of Montenegro, Supreme Court of Montenegro
 Morocco Supreme Court of Morocco
 Mozambique Supreme Court of Mozambique
 Myanmar Constitutional Tribunal of Myanmar, Supreme Court of Myanmar,
 Namibia Supreme Court of Namibia
 Nauru Supreme Court of Nauru
   Nepal Supreme Court of Nepal
 Netherlands Supreme Court of the Netherlands, Council of State
 New Zealand Supreme Court of New Zealand
 Nicaragua Supreme Court of Nicaragua
 Niger Constitutional Court of Niger, Supreme Court of Niger
 Nigeria Supreme Court of Nigeria
 North Korea Supreme Court of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea[*][4]
 North Macedonia Constitutional Court of North Macedonia, Supreme Court of North Macedonia
 Norway Supreme Court of Norway
 Oman Supreme Court of Oman[*]
 Pakistan Supreme Court of Pakistan, Federal Shariat Court
 Palau Supreme Court of Palau
 Panama Supreme Court of Justice
 Papua New Guinea Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea
 Paraguay Supreme Court of Justice
 Peru Constitutional Court of Peru, Supreme Court of Peru
 Philippines Supreme Court of the Philippines
 Poland Constitutional Tribunal,[2] Supreme Court of Poland, Supreme Administrative Court[5]
 Portugal Constitutional Court of Portugal, Supreme Court of Justice
 Qatar Court of Cassation of Qatar[*]
 Romania Constitutional Court of Romania, High Court of Cassation and Justice
 Russia Constitutional Court of Russia, Supreme Court of Russia
 Rwanda Supreme Court of Rwanda
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)
 Saint Lucia Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)
 Samoa Court of Appeal of Samoa, Supreme Court of Samoa
 San Marino Council of Twelve
 São Tomé and Príncipe Supreme Court of São Tomé and Príncipe
 Saudi Arabia Supreme Judicial Council
 Senegal Constitutional Council, Court of Cassation
 Serbia Constitutional Court of Serbia, Supreme Court of Cassation
 Seychelles Supreme Court of Seychelles
 Sierra Leone Supreme Court of Sierra Leone
 Singapore Supreme Court of Singapore[*]
 Slovakia Constitutional Court of Slovakia, Supreme Court of Slovakia
 Slovenia Constitutional Court of Slovenia, Supreme Court of Slovenia
 Solomon Islands Court of Appeal of Solomon Islands, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
 Somalia Constitutional Court, Federal High Court
 South Africa Constitutional Court of South Africa, Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa
 South Korea Constitutional Court of South Korea, Supreme Court of South Korea
 South Sudan Supreme Court of South Sudan
 Spain Constitutional Court of Spain, Supreme Court of Spain
 Sri Lanka Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
 Sudan Supreme Court of Sudan[*]
 Suriname High Court of Justice of Suriname
 Sweden Supreme Court of Sweden, Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden
  Switzerland Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland
 Syria Supreme Constitutional Court of Syria, Court of Cassation
 Tajikistan Supreme Court of Tajikistan[*]
 Tanzania Court of Appeal of Tanzania
 Thailand Supreme Court of Thailand
 Togo Supreme Court of Togo
 Tonga Court of Appeal of Tonga, Privy Council of Tonga (hereditary estates and titles)
 Trinidad and Tobago Supreme Court of Trinidad and Tobago,[6] Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)
 Tunisia Constitutional Court, Court of Cassation[*]
 Turkey Constitutional Court of Turkey, Court of Cassation, Council of State, Court of Jurisdictional Disputes
 Turkmenistan Supreme Court of Turkmenistan
 Tuvalu Court of Appeal of Tuvalu, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)
 Uganda Constitutional Court of Uganda, Supreme Court of Uganda
 Ukraine Constitutional Court of Ukraine, Supreme Court of Ukraine
 United Arab Emirates Federal Supreme Court
 United Kingdom Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, High Court of Justiciary (Scotland–Criminal Appeals concerning violations of the Human Rights Act 1998 may be heard in the Supreme Court alongside civil cases), Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
 United States Supreme Court of the United States, State supreme courts[7]
 Uruguay Supreme Court of Uruguay
 Uzbekistan Constitutional Court of Uzbekistan, Supreme Court of Uzbekistan
 Vanuatu Supreme Court of Vanuatu
  Vatican City Supreme Court of Vatican City
 Venezuela Supreme Tribunal of Justice
 Vietnam Supreme People's Court of Vietnam[*]
 Yemen Supreme Court of Yemen[*]
 Zambia Constitutional Court of Zambia, Supreme Court of Zambia
 Zimbabwe Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe, Supreme Court of Zimbabwe

States recognised by at least one United Nations member
State Court(s)
 Palestine Supreme Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of Palestine
 Abkhazia Supreme Court of Abkhazia
 Cook Islands Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)
 Kosovo Supreme Court of Kosovo
 Niue Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (see below)
 Northern Cyprus Supreme Court of Northern Cyprus
 Taiwan Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of the Republic of China
 South Ossetia Supreme Court of South Ossetia
Western Sahara Supreme Court of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

States not recognised by any United Nations members
State Court(s)
 Artsakh Supreme Court of Artsakh
 Somaliland Supreme Court of Somaliland
 Transnistria Supreme Court of Transnistria

Sui generis entities
State Court(s)
 European Union European Court of Justice
 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), European Union (EU), 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: for example the EU's court of justice can only interpret EU law and treaties, domestic cases cannot be appealed.

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

See also

References
* This court is not independent of either the legislature and/or executive of that country.
  1. Kirmani v Captain Cook Cruises Pty Ltd (No 2), 1985-04-17, retrieved 2020-05-16
  2. "International Alliance of Constitutional Courts" (in English and Italian). Retrieved Jun 16, 2018.
  3. "Guyana". The World Factbook. CIA. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  4. "Korea, North". The World Factbook. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  5. 🖉"Konstytucja Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". www.sejm.gov.pl.
  6. "Trinidad and Tobago". The World Factbook. CIA. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
  7. On matters of state law, the decisions of a state supreme court are considered final and binding on state and even United States federal courts.
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