Four courts of appeal rehear civil, criminal and tax cases on both the facts and the law, sitting above the district courts. Appeal to a court of appeal is generally available as of right, which makes it the main second look at a case before the narrow, law-only review of the Hoge Raad.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- appellate
- Court type
- Courts of appeal in civil, criminal and tax matters
- Jurisdiction
- Regional — four appeal jurisdictions
- Seat
- Amsterdam, Arnhem-Leeuwarden, The Hague and s-Hertogenbosch
- Composition
- Panels of three judges, with single-judge handling of simpler matters.
- Languages
- Dutch
Where an appeal goes next
Cassation to the Hoge Raad on points of law.
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