The basic courts hear ordinary civil and lesser criminal cases, with the high courts trying grave offences and hearing appeals, and a specialised division for organised crime.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- first instance
- Court type
- General courts of first instance
- Jurisdiction
- By territory, with high courts for serious crime
- Seat
- Various
- Composition
- Professional judges.
- Languages
- Montenegrin
Where an appeal goes next
Appeal to a high court or the Court of Appeal, then revision to the Supreme Court.
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