Mauritania · Courts
Court structure of Mauritania
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Constitutional — Conseil constitutionnel
- Constitutional review and electoral disputes.
- Supreme — Cour suprême
- Final civil, criminal, administrative and Sharia chambers.
- Appellate — Cours d'appel
- Nouakchott, Nouadhibou and regional seats.
- First instance — Tribunaux de wilaya and de moughataa
- Regional and departmental courts.
- Religious — Sharia benches
- Personal status and hudud jurisdiction.
Every court in the hierarchy
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