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The highest court of every United Nations member state, and of the Holy See and the State of Palestine, in alphabetical order, with the court’s name and official website. Links were checked on 13.11.2026 (Asia/Calcutta).

Membership is taken from the United Nations page “Member States”, retrieved 13.11.2026. Official websites were checked by HTTPS GET on that date (Asia/Calcutta). The court named is the national court of last resort for ordinary cases; a separate constitutional court, where there is one, is noted under the name. Wikipedia’s “List of supreme courts” was used only as a lead for some court names, not as proof of an official URL. The detailed selection rule is recorded with the dataset.

Of 195 entries: 102 official websites loaded; 5 responded with a TLS certificate or protocol issue; 10 were reached but access was restricted; 30 have no official site identified; 48 failed to load.

Country Highest court Official website Status
AfghanistanSupreme Court of AfghanistanInstitutional continuity and public website access have been uncertain since 2021.https://supremecourt.gov.af/Official website loaded
AlbaniaHigh Court of AlbaniaConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Albania — https://www.gjk.gov.al/https://www.gjykataelarte.gov.al/Official website loaded
AlgeriaSupreme Court of AlgeriaConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Algeria — https://cour-constitutionnelle.dz/https://www.coursupreme.dz/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
AndorraHigh Court of Justice of Andorra (Tribunal Superior de Justícia)https://www.justicia.ad/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
AngolaSupreme Court of AngolaConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Angolahttps://www.tribunalsupremo.ao/Official website loaded
Antigua and BarbudaEastern Caribbean Supreme CourtShared superior court of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. A further appeal may lie to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council or another regional court; accession status should be confirmed.https://www.eccourts.org/Official website loaded
ArgentinaSupreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Argentina)https://www.csjn.gov.ar/Official website loaded
ArmeniaCourt of Cassation of ArmeniaConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Armenia — https://www.concourt.am/https://www.court.am/Official website loaded
AustraliaHigh Court of Australiahttps://www.hcourt.gov.au/Failed to load (timeout)
AustriaSupreme Court of Austria (Oberster Gerichtshof)Constitutional court: Constitutional Court of Austria (Verfassungsgerichtshof) — https://www.vfgh.gv.at/Administrative jurisdiction is headed by the Supreme Administrative Court (Verwaltungsgerichtshof).https://www.ogh.gv.at/Official website loaded
AzerbaijanSupreme Court of AzerbaijanConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan — https://constcourt.gov.az/https://supremecourt.gov.az/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
The BahamasCourt of Appeal of the Bahamas (with the Supreme Court of the Bahamas as the superior court of record)Final appeals may lie to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; confirm current arrangements.https://www.bahamasjudiciary.com/Official website loaded
BahrainCourt of Cassation of BahrainThe judiciary is presented through official Bahrain government portals; a dedicated court-of-cassation homepage may not be separately published.https://www.bahrain.bh/wps/portal/legislationOfficial website loaded
BangladeshSupreme Court of Bangladeshhttps://www.supremecourt.gov.bd/Official website loaded
BarbadosSupreme Court of BarbadosBarbados is a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice, which hears some final appeals.https://www.barbadoslawcourts.gov.bbOfficial website loaded
BelarusSupreme Court of BelarusConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Belarus — http://kc.gov.by/en/main.aspxhttp://www.supcourt.by/Failed to load (HTTP 500)
BelgiumCourt of Cassation of BelgiumConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Belgium — https://www.const-court.be/The Council of State is the supreme administrative court.https://www.cass.be/Official website loaded
BelizeSupreme Court of Belize / Court of Appeal of BelizeFinal appeals may lie to the Caribbean Court of Justice; confirm current arrangements.https://www.belizejudiciary.org/Official website loaded
BeninSupreme Court of BeninConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Benin — http://www.cour-constitutionnelle-benin.org/https://www.coursupreme.bj/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
BhutanSupreme Court of Bhutanhttps://www.judiciary.gov.bt/Official website loaded
BoliviaSupreme Court of Justice of BoliviaConstitutional court: Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal — https://tcpbolivia.bo/https://tsj.bo/Official website loaded
Bosnia and HerzegovinaCourt of Bosnia and HerzegovinaConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina — https://www.ustavnisud.ba/The entities also have their own supreme courts.https://www.sudbih.gov.ba/Official website loaded
BotswanaCourt of Appeal of BotswanaA dedicated Court of Appeal homepage was not separately confirmed; the judiciary is presented through government portals.https://www.gov.bw/ministries/judiciaryFailed to load (TLS / certificate error)
BrazilSupreme Federal Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal)The Superior Court of Justice (STJ, https://www.stj.jus.br/) is the court of last resort for non-constitutional federal questions.https://www.stf.jus.br/Failed to load (HTTP 500)
Brunei DarussalamSupreme Court of Brunei Darussalamhttps://www.judiciary.gov.bn/Official website loaded
BulgariaSupreme Court of Cassation of BulgariaConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Bulgaria — https://www.constcourt.bg/The Supreme Administrative Court is the apex administrative court.https://www.vks.bg/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
Burkina FasoCourt of Cassation of Burkina FasoConstitutional court: Constitutional Council of Burkina Faso—No official website identified
BurundiSupreme Court of BurundiConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Burundi—No official website identified
Cabo VerdeSupreme Court of Justice of Cabo VerdeConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Cabo Verde—No official website identified
CambodiaSupreme Court of CambodiaThe official portal for the Supreme Court should be confirmed; the Extraordinary Chambers have a separate site.https://www.sccc.gov.kh/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
CameroonSupreme Court of Cameroonhttps://www.coursupreme.cm/Site responded, but TLS certificate or protocol failed strict verification
CanadaSupreme Court of Canadahttps://www.scc-csc.ca/Official website loaded
Central African RepublicCourt of Cassation of the Central African RepublicConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of the Central African Republic—No official website identified
ChadSupreme Court of ChadConstitutional court: Constitutional Council of Chad — https://conseilconstitutionnel.td/—No official website identified
ChileSupreme Court of ChileConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Chile — https://www.tribunalconstitucional.cl/https://www.pjud.cl/Site responded, but TLS certificate or protocol failed strict verification
ChinaSupreme People's Court of the People's Republic of Chinahttps://www.court.gov.cn/Official website loaded
ColombiaSupreme Court of Justice of ColombiaConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Colombia — https://www.corteconstitucional.gov.co/The Council of State is the supreme administrative court.https://www.cortesuprema.gov.co/Official website loaded
ComorosSupreme Court of the Comoros—No official website identified
Congo (Republic of the)Supreme Court of the Republic of the CongoConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of the Republic of the Congo—No official website identified
Costa RicaSupreme Court of Justice of Costa Ricahttp://www.poder-judicial.go.crFailed to load (HTTP 500)
Côte d'IvoireCourt of Cassation of Côte d'IvoireConstitutional court: Constitutional Council of Côte d'Ivoire — http://www.conseil-constitutionnel.ci/https://www.courdecassation.ci/Official website loaded
CroatiaSupreme Court of the Republic of CroatiaConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia — https://www.usud.hr/https://www.vsrh.hr/Official website loaded
CubaPeople's Supreme Court of Cubahttps://www.tsp.gob.cu/Official website loaded
CyprusSupreme Court of Cyprushttps://www.supremecourt.gov.cy/Failed to load (timeout)
CzechiaSupreme Court of the Czech RepublicConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic — https://www.usoud.cz/The Supreme Administrative Court is the apex administrative court.https://www.nsoud.cz/Official website loaded
Democratic People's Republic of KoreaCentral Court of the Democratic People's Republic of KoreaNo official public website was identified.—No official website identified
Democratic Republic of the CongoCourt of Cassation of the Democratic Republic of the CongoConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo — https://cour-constitutionnelle.cd/—No official website identified
DenmarkSupreme Court of Denmark (Højesteret)https://domstol.dk/hoejesteret/Host reached but access was restricted (HTTP 403)
DjiboutiSupreme Court of DjiboutiConstitutional court: Constitutional Council of Djibouti—No official website identified
DominicaEastern Caribbean Supreme CourtShared OECS superior court. Confirm any further right of appeal.https://www.eccourts.org/Official website loaded
Dominican RepublicSupreme Court of Justice of the Dominican Republichttps://www.poderjudicial.gob.do/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
EcuadorNational Court of Justice of EcuadorConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Ecuador — https://www.corteconstitucional.gob.ec/https://www.funcionjudicial.gob.ec/Official website loaded
EgyptCourt of Cassation of EgyptConstitutional court: Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt — https://www.sccourt.gov.eg/https://www.cc.gov.eg/Official website loaded
El SalvadorSupreme Court of Justice of El Salvadorhttps://www.csj.gob.sv/Host reached but access was restricted (HTTP 403)
Equatorial GuineaSupreme Court of Justice of Equatorial Guinea—No official website identified
EritreaHigh Court of EritreaNo generally recognised official public website was identified.—No official website identified
EstoniaSupreme Court of Estonia (Riigikohus)https://www.riigikohus.ee/Official website loaded
EswatiniSupreme Court of Eswatinihttps://judiciary.org.sz/Official website loaded
EthiopiaFederal Supreme Court of Ethiopiahttps://www.fsc.gov.et/Failed to load (HTTP 503)
FijiSupreme Court of Fijihttps://www.judiciary.gov.fj/Official website loaded
FinlandSupreme Court of Finland (Korkein oikeus)The Supreme Administrative Court (Korkein hallinto-oikeus, https://www.kho.fi/) is the apex administrative court.https://www.korkeinoikeus.fi/Official website loaded
FranceCourt of Cassation of France (Cour de cassation)Constitutional court: Constitutional Council (Conseil constitutionnel) — https://www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr/The Conseil d'État (https://www.conseil-etat.fr/) is the supreme administrative court.https://www.courdecassation.fr/Official website loaded
GabonCourt of Cassation of GabonConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Gabon — http://www.cour-constitutionnelle.ga/—No official website identified
The GambiaSupreme Court of the Gambiahttps://www.judiciary.gov.gm/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
GeorgiaSupreme Court of GeorgiaConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Georgia — https://constcourt.ge/https://www.supremecourt.ge/Official website loaded
GermanyFederal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof)Constitutional court: Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) — https://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/Specialised federal supreme courts include the Federal Administrative Court, Federal Labour Court, Federal Social Court and Federal Fiscal Court.https://www.bundesgerichtshof.de/Official website loaded
GhanaSupreme Court of Ghanahttps://www.judicial.gov.gh/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
GreeceCourt of Cassation of Greece (Areios Pagos)The Council of State (https://www.adjustice.gr/) is the supreme administrative court. The Court of Audit and the Supreme Special Court also form part of the highest judicial structure.https://www.areiospagos.gr/Official website loaded
GrenadaEastern Caribbean Supreme CourtShared OECS superior court. Confirm any further right of appeal.https://www.eccourts.org/Official website loaded
GuatemalaSupreme Court of Justice of GuatemalaConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Guatemala — https://www.oj.gob.gt/https://www.oj.gob.gt/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
GuineaSupreme Court of GuineaConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Guinea—No official website identified
Guinea-BissauSupreme Court of Justice of Guinea-Bissau—No official website identified
GuyanaCourt of Appeal of GuyanaGuyana is a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice (https://www.ccj.org/), which is the final appellate court in many matters. A dedicated official Court of Appeal website should be confirmed; the URL listed is a candidate only and may be dropped if verification fails.—No official website identified
HaitiCourt of Cassation of Haitihttps://www.courdecassation.ht/Official website loaded
Holy SeeSupreme Tribunal of the Apostolic SignaturaThe Apostolic Signatura is the highest tribunal of the Holy See. Other tribunals include the Apostolic Penitentiary and the Roman Rota.https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/tribunals/index.htmOfficial website loaded
HondurasSupreme Court of Justice of Hondurashttps://www.poderjudicial.gob.hn/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
HungaryCuria of Hungary (Kúria)Constitutional court: Constitutional Court of Hungary — https://www.alkotmanybirosag.hu/https://kuria-birosag.hu/Official website loaded
IcelandSupreme Court of Iceland (Hæstiréttur)https://www.haestirettur.is/Official website loaded
IndiaSupreme Court of Indiahttps://www.sci.gov.in/Official website loaded
IndonesiaSupreme Court of Indonesia (Mahkamah Agung)Constitutional court: Constitutional Court of Indonesia (Mahkamah Konstitusi) — https://www.mkri.id/https://www.mahkamahagung.go.id/Host reached but access was restricted (HTTP 403)
Iran (Islamic Republic of)Supreme Court of IranThe judiciary also publishes information via https://www.adliran.ir/. Confirm the current official apex-court portal.https://www.divan-edalat.ir/Host reached but access was restricted (HTTP 403)
IraqFederal Supreme Court of IraqThe Court of Cassation is the ordinary court of last resort; the Federal Supreme Court has constitutional jurisdiction.https://iraqfsc.iq/Host reached but access was restricted (HTTP 403)
IrelandSupreme Court of Irelandhttps://www.supremecourt.ie/Official website loaded
IsraelSupreme Court of Israelhttps://supreme.court.gov.il/Official website loaded
ItalySupreme Court of Cassation of Italy (Corte Suprema di Cassazione)Constitutional court: Constitutional Court of Italy (Corte Costituzionale) — https://www.cortecostituzionale.it/The Council of State is the supreme administrative court.https://www.cortedicassazione.it/Official website loaded
JamaicaCourt of Appeal of JamaicaConfirm whether final appeals still lie to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council or to the Caribbean Court of Justice.https://www.courtofappeal.gov.jm/Official website loaded
JapanSupreme Court of Japanhttps://www.courts.go.jp/Official website loaded
JordanCourt of Cassation of JordanConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Jordan — https://www.cco.gov.jo/https://www.jc.jo/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
KazakhstanSupreme Court of Kazakhstanhttps://sud.gov.kz/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
KenyaSupreme Court of Kenyahttps://www.judiciary.go.ke/Official website loaded
KiribatiCourt of Appeal of KiribatiA further appeal may lie to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in some matters. No dedicated official court website was confidently identified.—No official website identified
Republic of KoreaSupreme Court of KoreaConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Korea — https://english.ccourt.go.kr/https://www.scourt.go.kr/supreme/supreme.jspOfficial website loaded
KuwaitCourt of Cassation of Kuwaithttps://www.moj.gov.kw/Official website loaded
KyrgyzstanSupreme Court of the Kyrgyz RepublicConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of the Kyrgyz Republichttps://www.sot.kg/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
Lao People's Democratic RepublicPeople's Supreme Court of the Lao People's Democratic Republichttps://www.peoplecourt.gov.la/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
LatviaSupreme Court of Latvia (Augstākā tiesa)Constitutional court: Constitutional Court of Latvia — https://www.satv.tiesa.gov.lv/https://www.at.gov.lv/Official website loaded
LebanonCourt of Cassation of Lebanonhttp://www.justice.gov.lb/Failed to load (HTTP 500)
LesothoCourt of Appeal of Lesothohttps://www.judiciary.org.ls/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
LiberiaSupreme Court of Liberiahttps://judiciary.gov.lr/Official website loaded
LibyaSupreme Court of Libyahttps://www.supremecourt.gov.ly/Failed to load (HTTP 502)
LiechtensteinSupreme Court of Liechtenstein (Oberster Gerichtshof)Constitutional court: State Court of Liechtenstein (Staatsgerichtshof)https://www.gerichte.li/Official website loaded
LithuaniaSupreme Court of LithuaniaConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Lithuania — https://www.lrkt.lt/The Supreme Administrative Court is the apex administrative court.https://www.lat.lt/Host reached but access was restricted (HTTP 403)
LuxembourgCourt of Cassation of Luxembourg (Cour de cassation)Constitutional court: Constitutional Court of Luxembourghttps://justice.public.lu/Official website loaded
MadagascarSupreme Court of MadagascarConstitutional court: High Constitutional Court of Madagascar — http://www.hcc.gov.mg/https://www.cour-supreme.mg/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
MalawiSupreme Court of Appeal of Malawihttps://www.judiciary.mw/Official website loaded
MalaysiaFederal Court of Malaysiahttps://www.kehakiman.gov.my/Official website loaded
MaldivesSupreme Court of the Maldiveshttps://www.supremecourt.gov.mv/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
MaliSupreme Court of MaliConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Mali—No official website identified
MaltaConstitutional Court of Malta / Court of Appeal of MaltaThe Constitutional Court and the Court of Appeal sit at the apex of the Maltese system, administered through the Judiciary of Malta.https://www.judiciary.mt/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
Marshall IslandsSupreme Court of the Marshall Islandshttps://www.rmicourts.org/Official website loaded
MauritaniaSupreme Court of MauritaniaConstitutional court: Constitutional Council of Mauritania—No official website identified
MauritiusSupreme Court of MauritiusA further appeal may lie to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in some matters.https://supremecourt.govmu.org/Official website loaded
MexicoSupreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Mexico)https://www.scjn.gob.mx/Official website loaded
Micronesia (Federated States of)Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesiahttps://www.fsmsupremecourt.org/Official website loaded
Republic of MoldovaSupreme Court of Justice of MoldovaConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Moldova — https://www.constcourt.md/https://www.csj.md/Official website loaded
MonacoSupreme Court of Monaco (Tribunal Suprême) / Court of Revisionhttps://en.gouv.mc/Government-Institutions/Institutions/JusticeFailed to load (timeout)
MongoliaSupreme Court of MongoliaConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Mongolia (Tsets) — http://www.supremecourt.mn/https://www.supremecourt.mn/Official website loaded
MontenegroSupreme Court of MontenegroConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Montenegro — https://www.ustavnisud.me/https://sudovi.me/vrhsHost reached but access was restricted (HTTP 403)
MoroccoCourt of Cassation of MoroccoConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Morocco — https://www.cour-constitutionnelle.ma/https://www.courdecassation.ma/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
MozambiqueSupreme Court of MozambiqueConstitutional court: Constitutional Council of Mozambiquehttps://www.ts.gov.mz/Official website loaded
MyanmarSupreme Court of the Union (Myanmar)Public access and institutional arrangements should be treated with caution.https://www.unionsupremecourt.gov.mm/Official website loaded
NamibiaSupreme Court of Namibiahttps://www.judiciary.na/Official website loaded
Nauru (Naoero)Supreme Court of NauruAppeals in some matters have historically gone to the High Court of Australia by agreement. No dedicated official court website was confidently identified.—No official website identified
NepalSupreme Court of Nepalhttps://supremecourt.gov.np/Official website loaded
NetherlandsSupreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad)The Netherlands has no separate constitutional court. The Council of State also has important judicial functions.https://www.hogeraad.nl/Official website loaded
New ZealandSupreme Court of New Zealandhttps://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/Official website loaded
NicaraguaSupreme Court of Justice of Nicaraguahttps://www.poderjudicial.gob.ni/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
NigerCourt of Cassation of NigerConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Niger—No official website identified
NigeriaSupreme Court of Nigeriahttps://www.supremecourt.gov.ng/Official website loaded
North MacedoniaSupreme Court of the Republic of North MacedoniaConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of North Macedonia — https://ustavensud.mk/https://www.vsrm.mk/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
NorwaySupreme Court of Norway (Høyesterett)https://www.hoyesterett.no/Official website loaded
OmanSupreme Court of Omanhttps://www.moj.gov.om/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
PakistanSupreme Court of Pakistanhttps://www.pakistanpressfoundation.org/Official website loaded
PalauSupreme Court of Palauhttps://www.palausupremecourt.net/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
State of PalestineHigh Court / High Constitutional Court of the State of PalestineInstitutional arrangements and public portals should be confirmed.https://www.courts.gov.ps/Official website loaded
PanamaSupreme Court of Justice of Panamahttps://www.organojudicial.gob.pa/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
Papua New GuineaSupreme Court of Papua New Guineahttps://www.pngjudiciary.gov.pg/Official website loaded
ParaguaySupreme Court of Justice of Paraguayhttps://www.pj.gov.py/Official website loaded
PeruSupreme Court of Justice of PeruConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Peru — https://www.tc.gob.pe/https://www.pj.gob.pe/Official website loaded
PhilippinesSupreme Court of the Philippineshttps://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/Site responded, but TLS certificate or protocol failed strict verification
PolandSupreme Court of Poland (Sąd Najwyższy)Constitutional court: Constitutional Tribunal of Poland — https://trybunal.gov.pl/The Supreme Administrative Court is the apex administrative court.https://www.sn.pl/Host reached but access was restricted (HTTP 403)
PortugalSupreme Court of Justice of Portugal (Supremo Tribunal de Justiça)Constitutional court: Constitutional Court of Portugal — https://www.tribunalconstitucional.pt/The Supreme Administrative Court is the apex administrative court.https://www.stj.pt/Official website loaded
QatarCourt of Cassation of Qatarhttps://www.sjc.gov.qa/Official website loaded
RomaniaHigh Court of Cassation and Justice of RomaniaConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Romania — https://www.ccr.ro/https://www.iccj.ro/Failed to load (HTTP 503)
Russian FederationSupreme Court of the Russian FederationConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation — https://www.ksrf.ru/https://www.vsrf.ru/Official website loaded
RwandaSupreme Court of Rwandahttps://www.judiciary.gov.rw/Failed to load (timeout)
Saint Kitts and NevisEastern Caribbean Supreme CourtShared OECS superior court. Confirm any further right of appeal.https://www.eccourts.org/Official website loaded
Saint LuciaEastern Caribbean Supreme CourtShared OECS superior court. Confirm any further right of appeal.https://www.eccourts.org/Official website loaded
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesEastern Caribbean Supreme CourtShared OECS superior court. Confirm any further right of appeal.https://www.eccourts.org/Official website loaded
SamoaCourt of Appeal of Samoa / Supreme Court of SamoaA judiciary-specific official homepage should be confirmed.—No official website identified
San MarinoCourt of Appeal / Judicial institutions of San MarinoSan Marino does not publish a widely used standalone supreme-court site; judicial organisation should be confirmed.https://www.consigliograndeegenerale.sm/Official website loaded
Sao Tome and PrincipeSupreme Court of Justice of Sao Tome and PrincipeConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Sao Tome and Principe—No official website identified
Saudi ArabiaSupreme Court of Saudi Arabiahttps://www.moj.gov.sa/Official website loaded
SenegalSupreme Court of SenegalConstitutional court: Constitutional Council of Senegalhttps://www.coursupreme.sn/Host reached but access was restricted (HTTP 403)
SerbiaSupreme Court of SerbiaConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Serbia — https://www.ustavni.sud.rs/https://www.vk.sud.rs/Official website loaded
SeychellesCourt of Appeal of Seychelles / Supreme Court of Seychelleshttps://www.judiciary.sc/Official website loaded
Sierra LeoneSupreme Court of Sierra Leonehttps://www.judiciary.gov.sl/Official website loaded
SingaporeCourt of Appeal of Singapore (Supreme Court of Singapore)https://www.judiciary.gov.sg/Official website loaded
SlovakiaSupreme Court of the Slovak RepublicConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic — https://www.ustavnysud.sk/https://www.nsud.sk/Failed to load (Remote end closed connection without response)
SloveniaSupreme Court of the Republic of SloveniaConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia — https://www.us-rs.si/https://www.sodisce.si/vsrs/Official website loaded
Solomon IslandsCourt of Appeal of Solomon IslandsNo dedicated official Court of Appeal site was confidently identified; drop non-official candidates on verification failure. Some materials appear on PacLII.—No official website identified
SomaliaSupreme Court of SomaliaNo stable official public website was confidently identified.—No official website identified
South AfricaConstitutional Court of South AfricaThe Supreme Court of Appeal (https://www.supremecourtofappeal.org.za/) is the ordinary appellate court; the Constitutional Court is the apex court.https://www.concourt.org.za/Official website loaded
South SudanSupreme Court of South Sudanhttps://www.judiciary.gov.ss/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
SpainSupreme Court of Spain (Tribunal Supremo)Constitutional court: Constitutional Court of Spain — https://www.tribunalconstitucional.es/https://www.poderjudicial.es/Official website loaded
Sri LankaSupreme Court of Sri Lankahttps://www.supremecourt.lk/Host reached but access was restricted (HTTP 403)
SudanSupreme Court of SudanConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of SudanPublic websites have been unstable; verify current official portals.—No official website identified
SurinameHigh Court of Justice of Suriname (Hof van Justitie)https://www.rechtspraak.sr/Official website loaded
SwedenSupreme Court of Sweden (Högsta domstolen)The Supreme Administrative Court (Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen) is the apex administrative court. Sweden has no separate constitutional court.https://www.domstol.se/hogsta-domstolen/Official website loaded
SwitzerlandFederal Supreme Court of Switzerland (Bundesgericht / Tribunal fédéral)https://www.bger.ch/Site responded, but TLS certificate or protocol failed strict verification
Syrian Arab RepublicCourt of Cassation of the Syrian Arab RepublicConstitutional court: Supreme Constitutional Court of SyriaNo stable official public website was confidently identified.—No official website identified
TajikistanSupreme Court of TajikistanConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Tajikistanhttps://www.sud.tj/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
United Republic of TanzaniaCourt of Appeal of Tanzaniahttps://www.judiciary.go.tz/Official website loaded
ThailandSupreme Court of ThailandConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Thailand — https://www.constitutionalcourt.or.th/The Supreme Administrative Court is the apex administrative court.https://www.supremecourt.or.th/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
Timor-LesteCourt of Appeal of Timor-Leste (Court of Appeal / Supremo)https://www.tribunais.tl/Failed to load (timeout)
TogoSupreme Court of TogoConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Togo—No official website identified
TongaCourt of Appeal of TongaA further appeal may lie to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in some matters.http://www.tongacourts.gov.to/Failed to load (HTTP 500)
Trinidad and TobagoCourt of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago (Judiciary of Trinidad and Tobago)Confirm whether final appeals lie to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council or the Caribbean Court of Justice.https://www.ttlawcourts.org/Official website loaded
TunisiaCourt of Cassation of TunisiaConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Tunisia — http://www.cassation.tn/Implementation of the Constitutional Court has been incomplete; confirm current institutions.https://www.justicetunisie.tn/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
TürkiyeCourt of Cassation of Türkiye (Yargıtay)Constitutional court: Constitutional Court of Türkiye (Anayasa Mahkemesi) — https://www.anayasa.gov.tr/The Council of State (Danıştay, https://www.danistay.gov.tr/) is the supreme administrative court.https://www.yargitay.gov.tr/Official website loaded
TurkmenistanSupreme Court of Turkmenistanhttps://www.supremecourt.gov.tm/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
TuvaluCourt of Appeal of TuvaluA further appeal may lie to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. No dedicated official court website was confidently identified.—No official website identified
UgandaSupreme Court of Ugandahttps://www.judiciary.go.ug/Official website loaded
UkraineSupreme Court of UkraineConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Ukraine — https://ccu.gov.ua/http://supreme.court.gov.uaFailed to load (HTTP 500)
United Arab EmiratesFederal Supreme Court of the United Arab Emirateshttps://www.moj.gov.ae/Official website loaded
United KingdomSupreme Court of the United KingdomThe High Court of Justiciary remains the final court of appeal in most Scottish criminal cases. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (https://www.jcpc.uk/) hears certain overseas and ecclesiastical appeals.https://www.supremecourt.uk/Official website loaded
United States of AmericaSupreme Court of the United Stateshttps://www.supremecourt.gov/Official website loaded
UruguaySupreme Court of Justice of Uruguayhttps://www.poderjudicial.gub.uy/Official website loaded
UzbekistanSupreme Court of UzbekistanConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of Uzbekistan — https://www.constcourt.uz/https://sud.uz/Official website loaded
VanuatuCourt of Appeal of Vanuatu / Supreme Court of Vanuatuhttps://courts.gov.vu/Official website loaded
VenezuelaSupreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuelahttps://www.tsj.gob.ve/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
Viet NamSupreme People's Court of Viet Namhttps://www.toaan.gov.vn/Failed to load (TLS / certificate error)
YemenSupreme Court of YemenNo stable official public website was confidently identified amid the conflict.—No official website identified
ZambiaSupreme Court of ZambiaConstitutional court: Constitutional Court of ZambiaThe Constitutional Court is a separate apex court for constitutional matters.https://www.judiciaryzambia.com/Official website loaded
ZimbabweConstitutional Court of ZimbabweThe Supreme Court of Zimbabwe remains the final court of appeal in non-constitutional matters. Both sit under the Judicial Service Commission portal.https://www.jsc.org.zw/Site responded, but TLS certificate or protocol failed strict verification

International and regional courts

InstitutionOfficial websiteStatus
International Court of JusticePrincipal judicial organ of the United Nations.https://www.icj-cij.org/Official website loaded
International Criminal CourtRome Statute court, The Hague.https://www.icc-cpi.int/Official website loaded
Permanent Court of ArbitrationIntergovernmental arbitration institution, The Hague.https://pca-cpa.org/Official website loaded
International Tribunal for the Law of the Seahttps://www.itlos.org/Official website loaded
International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunalshttps://www.irmct.org/Official website loaded
European Court of Human RightsCouncil of Europe.https://www.echr.coe.int/Host reached but access was restricted (HTTP 403)
Court of Justice of the European Unionhttps://curia.europa.eu/Official website loaded
European Free Trade Association Courthttps://eftacourt.int/Official website loaded
Inter-American Court of Human Rightshttps://www.corteidh.or.cr/Host reached but access was restricted (HTTP 403)
African Court on Human and Peoples' Rightshttps://www.african-court.org/Official website loaded
Caribbean Court of Justicehttps://www.ccj.org/Official website loaded
Eastern Caribbean Supreme CourtShared superior court for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States.https://www.eccourts.org/Official website loaded
Judicial Committee of the Privy CouncilFinal court of appeal for certain Commonwealth jurisdictions and UK overseas territories.https://www.jcpc.uk/Official website loaded
Court of Justice of the Andean Communityhttps://www.tribunalandino.org.ec/Site responded, but TLS certificate or protocol failed strict verification
ECOWAS Court of Justicehttps://www.courtecowas.org/Official website loaded
East African Court of Justicehttps://www.eacj.org/Failed to load (timeout)

Legal information institutes

InstitutionOfficial websiteStatus
WorldLIIFree access to law network (may present a bot-protection challenge).https://www.worldlii.org/Host reached but access was restricted (HTTP 403)
Cornell LIIhttps://www.law.cornell.edu/Official website loaded
BAILIIhttps://www.bailii.org/Official website loaded
AustLIIhttps://www.austlii.edu.au/Host reached but access was restricted (HTTP 403)
CanLIIhttps://www.canlii.org/Host reached but access was restricted (HTTP 403)
CommonLIIhttps://www.commonlii.org/Host reached but access was restricted (HTTP 403)
AsianLIIhttps://www.asianlii.org/Host reached but access was restricted (HTTP 403)
SAFLIIhttps://www.saflii.org/Host reached but access was restricted (HTTP 403)
HKLIIhttps://www.hklii.hk/Official website loaded
NZLIIhttps://www.nzlii.org/Host reached but access was restricted (HTTP 403)
PacLIIhttps://www.paclii.org/Host reached but access was restricted (HTTP 403)
LIIofIndiahttps://www.liiofindia.org/Host reached but access was restricted (HTTP 403)
AfricanLIIhttps://africanlii.org/Official website loaded

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