word | | Judicial branch |
| jurisdiction | Tokelau | Supreme Court in New Zealand exercises civil and criminal jurisdiction in Tokelau |
| jurisdiction | Tuvalu | High Court (a chief justice visits twice a year to preside over its sessions; its rulings can be appealed to the Court of Appeal in Fiji); eight Island Courts (with limited jurisdiction) |
| jurisdiction | Virgin Islands | US District Court of the Virgin Islands (under Third Circuit jurisdiction); Superior Court of the Virgin Islands (judges appointed by the governor for 10-year terms) |
| jurisdiction | Zambia | Supreme Court (the final court of appeal; justices are appointed by the president); High Court (has unlimited jurisdiction to hear civil and criminal cases) |
| jurisdictional | Colombia | ... to the constitution, and international treaties); Superior Judicial Council (administers and disciplines the civilian judiciary; resolves jurisdictional conflicts arising between other courts; members are elected by three sister courts and Congress for ... |
| Justia | Cape Verde | Supreme Tribunal of Justice or Supremo Tribunal de Justia |
| Justica | Guinea-Bissau | Supreme Court or Supremo Tribunal da Justica (consists of nine justices appointed by the president and serve at his pleasure; final court of appeals in criminal and civil cases); Regional Courts (one ... |
| Justica | Portugal | Supreme Court or Supremo Tribunal de Justica (judges appointed for life by the Conselho Superior da Magistratura) |
| justice | Afghanistan | ... the Wolesi Jirga) and subordinate High Courts and Appeals Courts; there is also a minister of justice; a separate Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission established by the Bonn Agreement is charged with ... |
| justice | American Samoa | High Court (chief justice and associate justices are appointed by the US Secretary of the Interior) |
| Justice | Andorra | ... Judges or Tribunal de Batlles; Tribunal of the Courts or Tribunal de Corts; Supreme Court of Justice of Andorra or Tribunal Superior de Justicia d'Andorra; Supreme Council of Justice or Consell ... |
| Justice | Antigua and Barbuda | ... Caribbean Supreme Court (based in Saint Lucia; one judge of the Supreme Court is a resident of the islands and presides over the Court of Summary Jurisdiction); member Caribbean Court of Justice |
| Justice | Aruba | Common Court of Justice of Aruba (judges are appointed by the monarch) |
| justice | Australia | High Court (the chief justice and six other justices are appointed by the governor general) |
| Justice | Barbados | Supreme Court of Judicature (judges are appointed by the Service Commissions for the Judicial and Legal Services); Caribbean Court of Justice is the highest court of appeal |
| Justice | Belgium | Supreme Court of Justice or Hof van Cassatie (in Dutch) or Cour de Cassation (in French) (judges are appointed for life by the Government; candidacies have to be submitted by the High ... |
| justice | Belize | Supreme Court of Judicature (the chief justice is appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister); Court of Appeal |
| Justice | Benin | Constitutional Court or Cour Constitutionnelle; Supreme Court or Cour Supreme; High Court of Justice |
| Justice | Brazil | ... ministers are appointed for life by the president and confirmed by the Senate); Higher Tribunal of Justice; Regional Federal Tribunals (judges are appointed for life); note - though appointed "for life," judges, like ... |
| Justice | British Virgin Islands | Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, consisting of the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal (one judge of the Supreme Court is a resident of the islands and presides over the ... |
| justice | Brunei | Supreme Court - chief justice and judges are sworn in by monarch for three-year terms; Judicial Committee of Privy Council in London is final court of appeal for civil cases; Sharia courts ... |
| justice | Bulgaria | ... Prosecutor, and 22 other members; responsible for appointing the justices, prosecutors, and investigating magistrates in the justice system; members of the Supreme Judicial Council elected for five-year terms, 11 elected by ... |
| Justice | Burundi | Supreme Court or Cour Supreme; Constitutional Court; High Court of Justice (composed of the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court) |
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