Azerbaijan · Courts
Court structure of Azerbaijan
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Constitutional — Constitutional Court
- Nine judges; binding interpretation and individual complaints.
- Final appellate — Supreme Court
- Cassation over civil, criminal, administrative and commercial matters.
- Appellate — Courts of Appeal
- Regional appellate courts in Baku, Ganja, Sumgait, Shaki and Nakhchivan.
- First instance — District and City Courts
- General civil and criminal jurisdiction.
- Specialist — Administrative, Commercial and Grave Crimes Courts
- Administrative courts apply the 2009 Administrative Procedure Code.
Every court in the hierarchy
- constitutionalBakuConstitutional Court of AzerbaijanReview of the constitutionality of statutes and acts, interpretation of the Constitution, and individual complaints alleging violation of constitutional rights by a court decision.
- supremeBakuSupreme Court of AzerbaijanCassation review in civil, criminal, administrative and commercial matters.
- appellateBaku, Ganja, Sumgait, Shaki, NakhchivanCourts of Appeal of AzerbaijanAppeals on fact and law from the district and specialised first-instance courts.
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