Luxembourg · Courts
Court structure of Luxembourg
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Constitutional — Cour Constitutionnelle
- Rules on the constitutionality of statutes on preliminary reference, and on conflicts of attribution.
- Supreme — Cour de cassation
- Part of the Cour supérieure de justice; reviews points of law only.
- Appellate — Cour d’appel
- Hears civil, commercial and criminal appeals.
- Administrative — Cour administrative and Tribunal administratif
- A separate two-tier administrative order.
- First instance — Tribunaux d’arrondissement
- Two judicial districts, Luxembourg and Diekirch.
- Local — Justices de paix
- Three justice-of-the-peace courts for smaller claims, tenancy and wage disputes.
Every court in the hierarchy
- supremeLuxembourg CityConstitutional CourtNational — conformity of statutes with the constitution
- supremeLuxembourg CityCourt of CassationNational — final review of law in civil, commercial and criminal matters
- supremeLuxembourg CityAdministrative CourtNational — appeals in administrative law, including immigration and tax
- appellateLuxembourg CityCourt of AppealNational
- first-instanceLuxembourg City and DiekirchDistrict Courts and Justices of the PeaceTwo judicial districts (Luxembourg and Diekirch)
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