Lesotho · Courts
Court structure of Lesotho
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Final appellate — Court of Appeal
- Final court; bench has historically included judges from other Commonwealth states.
- Superior — High Court
- Unlimited original jurisdiction including constitutional matters.
- First instance — Subordinate courts
- Magistrates' courts for ordinary civil and criminal work.
- Customary — Local and central courts
- Apply the Laws of Lerotholi and local custom.
- Specialised — Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court
- Employment and trade-dispute jurisdiction.
Every court in the hierarchy
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