List of supreme courts by country


This is a list of the highest 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

StateCourt
Supreme Court of Afghanistan
Constitutional Court of Albania, Supreme Court of Albania
Constitutional Court of Algeria, Supreme Court of Algeria
Superior Court of Justice
Supreme Court of Angola, Constitutional Court of Angola
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council '
Supreme Court of Argentina
Supreme Judicial Council, Constitutional Court of Armenia, Court of Cassation
High Court of Australia, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Constitutional Court of Austria, Administrative Court of Austria, Supreme Court of Justice
Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan, Supreme Court of Azerbaijan
Supreme Court of the Bahamas, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council '
High Civil Appeals Court of Bahrain
Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Supreme Court of Judicature, Caribbean Court of Justice
Supreme Court of Belarus; Constitutional Court of Belarus
Constitutional Court, Court of Cassation
Supreme Court of Belize, Caribbean Court of Justice
Constitutional Court of Benin, Supreme Court of Benin, High Court of Justice
Supreme Court of Bhutan
Plurinational Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of Justice
Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Court of Appeal
Supreme Federal Court
Supreme Court of Brunei, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council '
Supreme Court of Cassation of Bulgaria, Supreme Administrative Court of Bulgaria
Supreme Court of Burkina Faso
Supreme Court of Burundi
Supreme Council of the Magistracy, Supreme Court of Cambodia, Constitutional Council of Cambodia
Supreme Court of Cameroon
Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Justice
Supreme Court of the Central African Republic, Constitutional Court of the Central African Republic
Supreme Court of Chad, Constitutional Council of Chad
Supreme Court of Chile
Supreme People's Court, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Court of Final Appeal, Court of Final Appeal
Supreme Court of Justice, Council of State, Constitutional Court of Colombia, Superior Council of the Judiciary
Supreme Court of the Comoros
Congo-BrazzavilleSupreme Court of Republic of the Congo
Congo-KinshasaConstitutional Court, Court of Cassation, Council of State
Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica
Supreme Court of Croatia
People's Supreme Court of Cuba
Supreme Court of Cyprus
Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic, Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic, Supreme Court of the Czech Republic
Supreme Court of Denmark
Supreme Court of Djibouti
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Caribbean Court of Justice '
Supreme Court of Justice
Supreme Court of Justice
National Court of Ecuador
Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt
Supreme Court of El Salvador
Supreme Court of Equatorial Guinea
High Court of Eritrea
Supreme Court of Estonia
High Court of Eswatini
Federal Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Fiji
Supreme Court of Finland, Supreme Administrative Court of Finland
Court of Cassation, Council of State, Constitutional Council
Supreme Court of Gabon
Supreme Court of the Gambia
Constitutional Court of Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia
Constitutional Court, Federal Court of Justice, Federal Administrative Court, Federal Finance Court, Federal Labour Court, Federal Social Court
Supreme Court of Ghana
Court of Cassation, Council of State, Court of Audit
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council '
Supreme Court of Justice, Constitutional Court
Supreme Court of Guinea
Supreme Court of Guinea-Bissau
Supreme Court of Judicature, Caribbean Court of Justice
Supreme Court of Haiti
Supreme Court of Honduras
Constitutional Court of Hungary
Supreme Court of Iceland
Supreme Court of India, High courts of the states & union territories.
Supreme Court of Indonesia, Constitutional Court of Indonesia
Supreme Court of Iran, High Council of the Judiciary
Supreme Court of Iraq
Supreme Court of Ireland
Supreme Court of Israel
Constitutional Court of Italy, Supreme Court of Cassation
Supreme Court of the Ivory Coast
Court of Appeal, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council '
Supreme Court of Japan
Court of Cassation
Supreme Court of Kazakhstan, Constitutional Council of Kazakhstan
Supreme Court of Kenya
Court of Appeal of Kiribati, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council '
High Court of Appeal of Kuwait
Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan
People's Supreme Court of Laos
Supreme Court of Lativa, Constitutional Court of Latvia
Court of Cassation, Constitutional Council
High Court of Lesotho
Supreme Court of Liberia
Supreme Court of Libya
Supreme Court of Liechtenstein
Constitutional Court of Lithuania
Superior Court of Justice, Constitutional Court, Administrative Court
Supreme Court of Madagascar
Supreme Court of Appeal, Constitutional Court of Malawi
Federal Court of Malaysia
Supreme Court of the Maldives
Supreme Court of Mali
Constitutional Court of Malta, Court of Civil Appeals of Malta, Court of Criminal Appeals of Malta
Supreme Court of the Marshall Islands
Supreme Court of Mauritania
Supreme Court of Mauritius, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council '
Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
Supreme Court of Micronesia
Supreme Court of Justice of Moldova
Supreme Court of Monaco
Constitutional Court of Mongolia, Supreme Court of Mongolia
Constitutional Court of Montenegro
Supreme Court of Morocco
Supreme Court of Mozambique
Supreme Court of Myanmar, Constitutional Tribunal of Myanmar
Supreme Court of Namibia
Supreme Court of Nauru, High Court of Australia
Supreme Court of Nepal
Supreme Court of the Netherlands, Council of State
Supreme Court of New Zealand
Supreme Court of Nicaragua
Supreme Court of Niger, Constitutional Court of Niger
Supreme Court of Nigeria
Supreme Court of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Supreme Court of North Macedonia, Constitutional Court of North Macedonia
Supreme Court of Norway
Supreme Court of Oman
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Supreme Court of Palau
High Judicial Council
Supreme Court of Justice
Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea
Supreme Court of Justice
Constitutional Court of Peru, Supreme Court of Peru
Supreme Court of the Philippines
Supreme Court of Poland; Constitutional Tribunal; Supreme Administrative Court
Constitutional Court of Portugal, Supreme Court of Justice
Court of Cassation of Qatar
Constitutional Court of Romania, High Court of Cassation and Justice
Constitutional Court of Russia, Supreme Court of Russia
Supreme Court of Rwanda
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council '
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council '
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council '
Court of Appeal of Samoa, Supreme Court of Samoa
Council of Twelve
Supreme Court of São Tomé and Príncipe
Supreme Council of Justice
Court of Cassation
Supreme Court of Cassation
Supreme Court of Seychelles
Supreme Court of Sierra Leone
Supreme Court of Singapore
Supreme Court of Slovakia
Supreme Court of Slovenia
Court of Appeal of Solomon Islands, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Constitutional Court
Constitutional Court of South Africa, Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa
Supreme Court of South Korea, Constitutional Court of South Korea
Supreme Court of South Sudan
Supreme Court of Spain
Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
Supreme Court of Sudan
High Court of Justice of Suriname
Supreme Court of Sweden, Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden
Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland
Supreme Constitutional Court of Syria, High Judicial Council
Supreme Court of Tajikistan
Court of Appeal of Tanzania
Supreme Court of Thailand
Supreme Court of Togo
Court of Appeal of Tonga, Privy Council of Tonga
Supreme Court of Trinidad and Tobago, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council '
Court of Cassation
Constitutional Court of Turkey, Court of Cassation, Council of State, Court of Jurisdictional Disputes
Supreme Court of Turkmenistan
Court of Appeal of Tuvalu, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Supreme Court of Uganda, Constitutional Court of Uganda
Supreme Court of Ukraine, Constitutional Court of Ukraine
Federal Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, High Court of Justiciary, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Supreme Court of the United States, state supreme courts
Supreme Court of Uruguay
Constitutional Court of Uzbekistan, Supreme Court of Uzbekistan
Supreme Court of Vanuatu
Supreme Court of Vatican City
Supreme Tribunal of Justice
Supreme People's Court of Vietnam
Supreme Court of Yemen
Constitutional Court of Zambia, Supreme Court of Zambia
Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe, Supreme Court of Zimbabwe

States recognised by at least one United Nations member

StateCourt
Supreme Court of Abkhazia
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council '
Supreme Court of Kosovo
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council '
Supreme Court of Northern Cyprus
Supreme Court of the Republic of China, Constitutional Court of the Judicial Yuan
Supreme Court of South Ossetia
Western SaharaSupreme Court of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

States not recognised by any United Nations members

StateCourt
Supreme Court of Artsakh
Supreme Court of Somaliland
Supreme Court of Transnistria

''[Sui generis]'' entities

StateCourt
European Court of Justice
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, European Union, 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.
OrganisationCourt
Benelux UnionBenelux Court of Justice
Caribbean Court of Justice
Commonwealth of NationsJudicial Committee of the Privy Council
Council of EuropeEuropean Court of Human Rights
European Free Trade AssociationEFTA Court
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean StatesEastern Caribbean Supreme Court