Oman · Courts
Court structure of Oman
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Final appellate — Supreme Court
- Points of law and jurisdictional conflicts; sits in Muscat.
- Appellate — Courts of Appeal
- Civil, criminal, commercial and personal status circuits.
- First instance — Courts of First Instance
- General jurisdiction with specialised commercial and labour circuits.
- Administrative — Administrative Court
- Two tiers; annuls unlawful administrative decisions and awards compensation.
- Personal status — Sharia circuits
- Family and succession applying Ibadi jurisprudence.
Every court in the hierarchy
- supremeMuscatSupreme Court of OmanFinal review on points of law in civil, commercial, criminal, labour and personal-status matters, and ensuring uniform application of law.
- appellateMuscat and governorate centresCourts of Appeal of OmanAppeals on fact and law from the courts of first instance, in civil, criminal, labour and personal-status circuits.
- specialisedMuscatAdministrative Court of OmanChallenges to administrative decisions, public-employment disputes, government contracts, and claims for compensation against public bodies.
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