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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