Supreme court

The supreme court in some countries, provinces, and states, is the highest court in that jurisdiction and functions as a court of last resort whose rulings cannot be appealed. In the United States, for example, there is a federal Supreme Court as well as supreme courts within most of the states. However, some jurisdictions do not use the phrase "Supreme Court" in naming their highest courts, as described below.

Scotland

In Scotland, the highest criminal court is called the High Court of Justiciary. The Court of Session is the highest civil court in Scotland, but its membership is identical to that of the High Court. There are some appeals in civil cases to the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords (i.e. the Law Lords); there is no appeal to the House of Lords in criminal cases.

Related Topics:
Scotland - High Court of Justiciary - Court of Session - House of Lords - Law Lords

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