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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.
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
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 ,[ 1] 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 , Superior Court of Justice
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 Justice 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 [ 2]
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 [*] [ 3]
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 ,[ 1] [*] , Supreme Court of Poland [*] , Supreme Administrative Court [ 4] [*]
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 , Supreme Administrative 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 ,[ 5] 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 [ 6]
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
States not recognised by any United Nations members
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.
See also
References
* This court is not independent of either the legislature and/or executive of that country.