Home›Supreme and Highest Courts of Last Resort›Country Or JurisdictionBrowse ByCountry Or JurisdictionThis dimension groups courts by the country or jurisdiction whose law they apply. Wikipedia notes that a court has "the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and administer justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law," authority that is always granted by one specific jurisdiction. Browsing this way collects every court operating within the same country or jurisdiction.FactsCountry Or JurisdictionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts, and its decisions are not subject to further review. 1Country Or JurisdictionFilter Results35 entriesLegal SystemAllAustralian Law (1)Civil Law (2)Common Law (1)Law of Bolivia (1)Law of Burundi (1)Law of Costa Rica (1)Law of Ecuador (1)Law of Fiji (1)Law of Kazakhstan (1)Law of Mongolia (1)Law of Panama (1)Law of Rwanda (1)Law of Spain (5)Law of Sweden (1)Law of the Netherlands (1)Law of the United States (6)Law of Uganda (1)Law of Venezuela (1)Louisiana Law (1)Mixed Systems (4)Court TierAllAdministrative and Specialized Subject-Matter Courts (2)Appellate Courts (2)Final Appeal Courts (11)Historical and Ancient Courts (4)Jurisdiction ScopeAllFinal Court of Appeal (16)Local (1)National (17)State / Provincial (10)Founded EraAll1371 (1)1495 (1)1524 (1)1527 (1)1531 (2)1559 (1)1584 (2)1747 (1)1776 (1)1782 (1)1812 (1)1818 (1)1826 (1)1827 (1)1845 (1)1852 (1)1864 (1)1889 (1)1896 (1)1904 (1)1907 (1)1909 (1)1912 (1)1927 (1)1942 (1)1960 (1)1962 (1)1997 (2)1999 (1)2008 (1)Seat CityAllAnnapolis (1)Astana (1)Blantyre (1)Brussels (1)Bujumbura (1)Caracas (1)Carson City (1)Columbia (1)Freetown (1)Hong Kong (1)Juba (1)Madrid (1)Manila (2)Melbourne (1)Mexico City (1)Montpelier (1)New Orleans (1)Oklahoma City (1)Olympia (1)Panama City (1)Port Louis (1)Providence (1)Quito (1)Salt Lake City (1)San Jose (1)Santa Fe (1)Springfield (1)Stockholm (1)Sucre (1)The Hague (1)Ulaanbaatar (1)Washington, D.C. 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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.