Armenia · Courts
Court structure of Armenia
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Constitutional — Constitutional Court
- Nine judges, single twelve-year terms; individual access after exhaustion.
- Final appellate — Court of Cassation
- Ensures uniform application; its decisions guide lower courts.
- Appellate — Courts of Appeal
- Separate civil, criminal and administrative appellate courts.
- First instance — Courts of General Jurisdiction
- Civil and criminal first instance.
- Specialist — Administrative Court and Anti-Corruption Court
- The Anti-Corruption Court began work in 2022.
Every court in the hierarchy
- constitutionalYerevanConstitutional Court of ArmeniaReview of the constitutionality of statutes, treaties before ratification and normative acts, on application by individuals who have exhausted judicial remedies, by courts, the President, the government or a fifth of deputies.
- supremeYerevanCourt of Cassation of ArmeniaCassation review on points of law in civil, criminal and administrative matters, and ensuring uniform application of law.
- appellateYerevanCourts of Appeal of ArmeniaAppeals on fact and law from the courts of general jurisdiction, in separate civil and criminal chambers.
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