Mozambique · Courts
Court structure of Mozambique
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Constitutional — Constitutional Council
- Constitutional review and electoral validation.
- Supreme — Supreme Court
- Final appeal in civil and criminal matters.
- Administrative — Administrative Court
- Administrative jurisdiction and public accounts.
- First instance — Provincial and district courts
- General jurisdiction; community courts handle local disputes.
- Community — Community courts
- Statutory recognition of customary dispute resolution.
Every court in the hierarchy
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