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🇻🇦 Holy See (Vatican City) · first-instance court

Tribunal of Vatican City State

Tribunale dello Stato della Città del Vaticano

Reviewed· 2026-08-02Vatican City

Hears civil and criminal cases arising in the State, including the financial trials brought after the 2019 reforms, applying Vatican law with canon law as its first source.

How the court is constituted

Tier
first instance
Court type
Court of first instance
Jurisdiction
Vatican City State — civil and criminal matters
Seat
Vatican City
Composition
A president, judges and a promoter of justice.
Languages
Italian

Where an appeal goes next

Court of Appeal, then the Court of Cassation.

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