Burundi · Courts
Court structure of Burundi
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Constitutional — Constitutional Court
- Constitutional review and electoral disputes.
- Supreme — Supreme Court
- Judicial, administrative and cassation chambers.
- Appellate — Courts of Appeal
- Gitega, Bujumbura and Ngozi.
- First instance — Tribunaux de grande instance and de résidence
- General and local jurisdiction.
- Regional — East African Court of Justice (Arusha)
- EAC Treaty jurisdiction.
Every court in the hierarchy
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