Sudan · Courts
Court structure of Sudan
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Constitutional — Constitutional Court
- Jurisdiction over constitutional and human-rights challenges; current operation unverified.
- Final appellate — National Supreme Court
- Final appeals, with civil, criminal and Sharia circuits.
- Appellate — Courts of Appeal
- Regional appellate jurisdiction.
- First instance — General and district courts
- Civil and criminal jurisdiction at first instance.
- Specialist — Personal status and special courts
- Sharia-based personal status; emergency and special courts have been used at various periods.
Every court in the hierarchy
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