The municipal courts hear most civil and criminal cases at first instance, while the county courts act as appellate courts and try the gravest offences.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- first instance
- Court type
- General courts of first instance
- Jurisdiction
- By municipality, with county courts above
- Seat
- Various
- Composition
- Professional judges, with lay judges in serious criminal cases.
- Languages
- Croatian
Where an appeal goes next
Appeal to a county court, then revision to the Supreme Court.
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