Liechtenstein · Courts
Court structure of Liechtenstein
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Constitutional — Staatsgerichtshof
- Constitutional court: reviews statutes, treaties and alleged rights violations.
- Supreme — Oberster Gerichtshof
- Highest instance in civil and criminal matters.
- Appellate — Obergericht
- Court of appeal for civil and criminal cases.
- First instance — Fürstliches Landgericht
- The single court of first instance in Vaduz for civil and criminal matters.
- Administrative — Verwaltungsgerichtshof
- Hears appeals against decisions of the Government and administrative authorities.
- Supranational — EFTA Court
- Interprets EEA law for Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway.
Every court in the hierarchy
- supremeVaduzState CourtNational — constitutional rights and disputes between state organs
- supremeVaduzSupreme CourtNational — final instance in ordinary jurisdiction
- appellateVaduzAdministrative CourtNational — review of decisions by public authorities
- appellateVaduzCourt of AppealNational
- first-instanceVaduzCourt of JusticeNational — single first-instance court
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