Gambia · Courts
Court structure of Gambia
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Supreme — Supreme Court of The Gambia
- Final appeal and constitutional interpretation.
- Appellate — Court of Appeal
- Intermediate appeals.
- First instance — High Court
- Unlimited original jurisdiction.
- Lower — Magistrates' courts and district tribunals
- Summary and customary matters.
- Religious — Cadi courts and Cadi Appeals Panel
- Islamic personal status.
Every court in the hierarchy
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