The basic courts hear ordinary civil claims and lesser criminal offences at first instance, while higher courts take the gravest crimes and hear appeals.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- first instance
- Court type
- General courts of first instance
- Jurisdiction
- By territory, with higher courts for serious crime
- Seat
- Various
- Composition
- Professional judges, with lay judges in criminal panels.
- Languages
- Serbian
Where an appeal goes next
Appeal to a higher or appellate court, then revision to the Supreme Court.
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