Institutions
Every authority that can decide your matter
Ministries, regulators, tax offices, immigration bodies and ombudsman services — with the mandate that defines what each one can actually do, the services it delivers to the public, and the official channel to reach it.
- judicialAlbania
Special Structure against Corruption and Organised Crime (SPAK)
Anti-corruption
Investigates and prosecutes high-level corruption and organised crime.
Tirana 30 days Official site - judicialArgentina
Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación
Constitutional review
Highest court of the nation and final interpreter of the Constitution.
Buenos Aires 5 working days Official site - judicialArgentina
Consejo de la Magistratura de la Nación
Judicial administration
Selects, disciplines and administers the lower federal judiciary.
Buenos Aires 10 working days Official site - judicialBelize
Supreme Court of Belize
Supreme jurisdiction
Superior court of record with unlimited original jurisdiction.
Belize City 5 working days Official site - judicialBelize
Court of Appeal
Appellate jurisdiction
Intermediate appellate court.
Belize City 10 working days Official site - judicialBolivia
Tribunal Constitucional Plurinacional
Constitutional review
Guards the Constitution and resolves jurisdictional conflicts.
Sucre 5 working days Official site - judicialBolivia
Consejo de la Magistratura
Judicial administration
Administers and disciplines the ordinary judiciary.
Sucre 10 working days Official site - judicialBosnia and Herzegovina
High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (VSTV/HJPC)
Judicial governance
Appoints and disciplines judges and prosecutors state-wide.
Sarajevo 5 working days Official site - judicialBotswana
Administration of Justice
justice
Administers the High Court, Court of Appeal and magistrates' courts.
Gaborone 5 working days Official site - judicialChile
Tribunal Constitucional de Chile
Constitutional review
Reviews the constitutionality of bills and statutes.
Santiago 5 working days Official site - judicialChile
Poder Judicial de Chile
Courts and justice
Administers the courts and provides electronic access to proceedings.
Santiago 10 working days Official site - judicialChina
Supreme People's Procuratorate
Prosecution
Apex prosecuting organ and procuratorial supervisor.
Beijing 10 working days Official site - judicialColombia
Corte Constitucional de Colombia
Constitutional review
Guards the integrity and supremacy of the Constitution.
Bogotá 5 working days Official site - judicialColombia
Fiscalía General de la Nación
Justice and prosecution
Investigates and prosecutes criminal offences.
Bogotá 10 working days Official site - judicialCosta Rica
Corte Suprema de Justicia
Supreme jurisdiction
Highest court with 22 magistrates in four chambers.
San José 5 working days Official site - judicialCosta Rica
Sala Constitucional
Constitutional review
Constitutional chamber created in 1989.
San José 10 working days Official site - judicialDenmark
Danish Prosecution Service (Anklagemyndigheden)
Justice and prosecution
Conducts criminal prosecutions.
Copenhagen 5 working days Official site - judicialDominican Republic
Consejo del Poder Judicial
Judicial administration
Administers and disciplines the judiciary.
Santo Domingo 10 working days Official site - judicialEcuador
Corte Constitucional del Ecuador
Constitutional review
Highest body of constitutional interpretation and justice.
Quito 5 working days Official site - judicialEcuador
Consejo de la Judicatura
Judicial administration
Governs, administers and disciplines the judiciary.
Quito 10 working days Official site - judicialEcuador
Fiscalía General del Estado
Justice and prosecution
Directs pre-trial investigation and prosecutes offences.
Quito 20 working days Official site - judicialEl Salvador
Corte Suprema de Justicia
Supreme jurisdiction
Highest court, organised in four chambers.
San Salvador 5 working days Official site - judicialEstonia
Prosecutor’s Office (Prokuratuur)
Justice and prosecution
Directs criminal investigation and prosecution.
Tallinn 5 working days Official site - judicialFinland
National Prosecution Authority (Syyttäjälaitos)
Justice and prosecution
Conducts criminal prosecutions.
Helsinki 5 working days Official site - judicialFrance
Infogreffe / Commercial Court Registry
Corporate registry
Registry of companies maintained by commercial court clerks.
Paris 10 working days Official site - judicialGermany
Commercial Register (Handelsregister)
Corporate registry
Maintains the public register of merchants and companies.
Local Amtsgericht registries 10 working days Official site - judicialGuatemala
Corte Suprema de Justicia
Supreme jurisdiction
Highest ordinary court and administrator of the judiciary.
Guatemala City 5 working days Official site - judicialGuatemala
Corte de Constitucionalidad
Constitutional review
Separate constitutional tribunal.
Guatemala City 10 working days Official site - judicialGuyana
Supreme Court of Judicature of Guyana
Courts and justice
Comprises the Court of Appeal and the High Court.
Georgetown 5 working days Official site - judicialHaiti
Conseil supérieur du pouvoir judiciaire
Judicial governance
Governs and certifies the judiciary.
Port-au-Prince 10 working days Official site - judicialHonduras
Corte Suprema de Justicia
Supreme jurisdiction
Highest court with a constitutional chamber.
Tegucigalpa 5 working days Official site - judicialIceland
Director of Public Prosecutions (Ríkissaksóknari)
Justice and prosecution
Heads the prosecution service.
Reykjavík 5 working days Official site - judicialKenya
The Judiciary of Kenya
justice
Administers the courts established under Chapter 10 of the 2010 Constitution.
Nairobi 5 working days Official site - judicialLatvia
Prosecutor’s Office (Prokuratūra)
Justice and prosecution
Conducts criminal prosecutions.
Riga 5 working days Official site - judicialLithuania
Prosecutor General’s Office (Generalinė prokuratūra)
Justice and prosecution
Directs criminal prosecutions.
Vilnius 5 working days Official site - judicialMalawi
Judiciary of Malawi
justice
Administers the courts under Chapter 9 of the 1994 Constitution.
Blantyre 5 working days Official site - judicialMalta
Courts of Justice Department
Justice administration
Administers the courts and judicial registries.
Valletta 5 working days Official site - judicialMarshall Islands
Traditional Rights Court
Customary law
Determines questions of customary land tenure and title.
Majuro 10 working days Official site - judicialMauritius
The Judiciary of Mauritius
justice
Administers the Supreme Court and subordinate courts.
Port Louis 5 working days Official site - judicialMexico
Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación
Constitutional review
Highest court and constitutional tribunal of the federation.
Ciudad de México 5 working days Official site - judicialMexico
Consejo de la Judicatura Federal
Judicial administration
Administers and disciplines the federal judiciary below the Supreme Court.
Ciudad de México 10 working days Official site - judicialNamibia
Office of the Judiciary
justice
Administers the Supreme Court, High Court and magistrates' courts.
Windhoek 5 working days Official site - judicialNetherlands
Netherlands Judiciary (de Rechtspraak)
Courts and justice
The national portal and administration of the Dutch courts.
The Hague 5 working days Official site - judicialNew Zealand
Waitangi Tribunal
Treaty claims
Inquires into Crown breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Wellington 20 working days Official site - judicialNew Zealand
Employment Relations Authority
Employment
Investigative body resolving employment relationship problems.
Auckland 30 days Official site - judicialNicaragua
Corte Suprema de Justicia
Supreme jurisdiction
Highest court organised in specialised chambers.
Managua 5 working days Official site - judicialNorway
Norwegian Prosecuting Authority (Påtalemyndigheten)
Justice and prosecution
Directs criminal prosecutions.
Oslo 5 working days Official site - judicialPalau
Land Court of Palau
Land administration
Adjudicates and registers land claims.
Ngerulmud 10 working days Official site - judicialPanama
Corte Suprema de Justicia
Supreme jurisdiction
Highest court; nine magistrates in three chambers.
Panama City 5 working days Official site - judicialParaguay
Corte Suprema de Justicia
Constitutional review
Highest court, with a chamber dedicated to constitutional matters.
Asunción 5 working days Official site - judicialParaguay
Consejo de la Magistratura
Judicial appointments
Draws up shortlists for judicial and prosecutorial appointments.
Asunción 10 working days Official site - judicialPeru
Tribunal Constitucional del Perú
Constitutional review
Final interpreter of the Constitution.
Lima 5 working days Official site - judicialSan Marino
Single Court Registry (Cancelleria del Tribunale Unico)
Justice administration
Handles filings and records for all jurisdictions.
San Marino 5 working days Official site - judicialSeychelles
The Judiciary of Seychelles
justice
Administers the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and subordinate courts.
Victoria 5 working days Official site - judicialSuriname
Constitutioneel Hof van Suriname
Constitutional review
Reviews legislation against the Constitution and treaties.
Paramaribo 5 working days Official site - judicialSuriname
Hof van Justitie van Suriname
Courts and justice
Highest court of the ordinary judiciary.
Paramaribo 10 working days Official site - judicialSuriname
Openbaar Ministerie
Justice and prosecution
Prosecutes criminal offences.
Paramaribo 20 working days Official site - judicialSweden
Swedish Prosecution Authority (Åklagarmyndigheten)
Justice and prosecution
Conducts criminal prosecutions.
Stockholm 5 working days Official site - judicialSwitzerland
Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgericht)
Courts and justice
The highest court of the Confederation.
Lausanne 5 working days Official site - judicialTanzania
Judiciary of Tanzania
justice
Administers the mainland court hierarchy up to the Court of Appeal.
Dodoma 5 working days Official site - judicialUganda
Judiciary of Uganda
justice
Administers the courts established under Chapter 8 of the 1995 Constitution.
Kampala 5 working days Official site - judicialUruguay
Suprema Corte de Justicia
Constitutional review
Highest court and sole authority on constitutionality.
Montevideo 5 working days Official site - judicialUruguay
Tribunal de lo Contencioso Administrativo
Administrative justice
Annuls unlawful administrative acts.
Montevideo 10 working days Official site - judicialVenezuela
Tribunal Supremo de Justicia
Constitutional review
Highest court of the republic, sitting in seven chambers.
Caracas 5 working days Official site - judicialZambia
Judiciary of Zambia
justice
Administers the courts including the Constitutional Court created in 2016.
Lusaka 5 working days Official site - judicialZimbabwe
Judicial Service Commission
justice
Administers the courts and advises on judicial appointments.
Harare 5 working days Official site