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🇲🇰 North Macedonia · first-instance court

Basic Courts

Основни судови

Reviewed· 2026-08-02Various

The basic courts hear civil and criminal cases at first instance, with certain courts holding extended competence for serious crime, and appeals going to the courts of appeal.

How the court is constituted

Tier
first instance
Court type
General courts of first instance
Jurisdiction
By territory, some with extended competence
Seat
Various
Composition
Professional judges, with lay judges in criminal panels.
Languages
Macedonian, Albanian

Where an appeal goes next

Appeal to a court of appeal, then revision to the Supreme Court.

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