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Entity Supreme Courts

Vrhovni sud FBiH / Vrhovni sud RS

Reviewed· 2026-08-02Sarajevo and Banja Luka

Ordinary civil and criminal justice is an entity competence, so each entity has its own supreme court and there is no single state-wide court of cassation for civil matters.

How the court is constituted

Tier
supreme
Court type
Entity apex courts
Jurisdiction
Federation of BiH and Republika Srpska respectively, plus the Brčko District
Seat
Sarajevo and Banja Luka
Composition
Judges of each entity supreme court.
Languages
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian

Where an appeal goes next

Constitutional appeal to the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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