Home›Supreme and Highest Courts of Last Resort›All Supreme and Highest Courts of Last ResortBrowse ByAll Supreme and Highest Courts of Last ResortReference and ClassificationVerifiedA jurisdiction's final court of appeal, the court whose ruling on a matter cannot itself be appealed further within the domestic system. Belongs here: Supreme Court of Canada, Supreme Court of India, Supreme Court of Israel, Supreme Court of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, United States Supreme Court and High Court of Australia, Australia's highest court despite its name. 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Supreme court (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaSupreme court, lead section, second sentenceQuote, Supreme court, lead section, second sentenceBroadly speaking, the decisions of a supreme court are binding on all other courts in a nation and are not subject to further review by any other court.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.