The single court of first instance for the whole country, hearing civil and criminal cases and handling non-contentious matters, the commercial register and the land register. Its concentration in one court reflects the small size of the Principality.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- first instance
- Court type
- Ordinary court of first instance
- Jurisdiction
- National — single first-instance court
- Seat
- Vaduz
- Composition
- Single judges and, for serious crime, panels including lay judges.
- Languages
- German
Where an appeal goes next
Appeal to the Obergericht.
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