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Courts: Other Jurisdictions

Canada | European Union | India | Japan | Lithuania | Malaysia | New Zealand | Philippines | Russia
Scotland
| Singapore | Slovenia | South Africa | Switzerland | Trinidad and Topago | United Kingdom | United States

US Supreme Court
Multiple Jurisdictions

Courts and Caselaw
Links from WorldLII

The World Law Guide – Courts/Cases
Pick a country and this will link you to available courts/cases.

 

Canada

CanLII
Links to federal and provincial courts

Supreme Court of Canada
Information about the Court, link to judgments, services and information for parties and counsel, research information, services and information for the media, and a "what's new" section. Also available in French.

The Federal Court of Canada

Alberta Courts
Court of Appeal, Court of Queen’s Bench, Provincial Court, Search Judgment Database, and court services.

British Columbia Superior Courts
Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, information (about the superior courts, search the reasons for judgment database and more), legal compendium, links

Guide to the Ontario Courts

 

European Union

European Union Courts
Official Europa site

European Court of Human Rights
General Information, Pending Cases, Judgments and Decisions, Basic Texts and Press Releases. In English and French.

 

India

Supreme Court of India
This site includes the following sections: early history, inauguration, constitution, jurisdictions, binding nature of orders and judgments, judgments on TV, our services, Indian law, Queries relating to Indian law and legal links

Indian Courts
Links to Indian Courts and information about the Indian Judiciary

 

Dublin CourtsIreland

Courts Service of Ireland
Information about the courts, procedures, various documents and plenty more.

 

Japan

Supreme Court of Japan
Available in English or Japanese – the site provides an overview of the judicial system, a virtual tour of the Supreme Court, a guide to Court procedure and prominent judgments of the Supreme Court (the Japanese version appears to contain more).

 

Lithuania

The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania
Includes Information about the Constitutional Court; Rulings, decisions and conclusions of the Constitutional Court; Statistics on petitions and inquiries received at the Constitutional Court from 1993 until 1 December 2001; Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (translation by the Seimas (Parliament)) and Law on the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania (translation by the Seimas (Parliament)); Publications of the Constitutional Court and Links

 

Malaysia

Malaysian Court Official Web

 

New Zealand

New Zealand Courts

Supreme Court of New Zealand

New Zealand Court of Appeal

New Zealand High Court

District Court of New Zealand

Family Court of New Zealand

Youth Court of New Zealand

Environmental Court of New Zealand

Maori Land Court

Coroner's Court

Employment Court

 

Philippines

Supreme Court of the Philippines
List of Supreme Court Justices, Court circulars and contact details.

 

Russia

Supreme Court of Russia (in Russian)

 

Scotland

The Scottish Courts Web Site
Court of Sessions, High Court of Justiciary, Sheriff Courts, District Courts, Court Groups, Scottish Court Service, Court Locations, Leaflets and Publications, Court Opinions and Links

 

Slovenia

The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia
Includes the constitution, the constitutional court act, rules of procedure, composition of the court, case law, statistics, links to other sites and more.

Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia

 

Singapore

Supreme Court of Singapore
Information about the organisation, policies and procedures, hearings, computerisation, history, media releases, announcements, court charter and speeches of the Chief Justice.

 

South Africa

Constitutional Court of South Africa
Latest Constitutional Court decisions, archive of decisions and search options, jurisdiction in Constitutional cases, contact details, general information, the Constitution as the Supreme Law, other bodies for protecting human rights, how cases reach the court, co-operation with Parliament and provincial assemblies, proceedings in court, sessions of the court, information about Judges of the Court and judicial service commission interviews.

 

Trinidad and Topago

The Supreme Court of Trinidad and Topago
Contains information on Trinidad and Topago, the Administration of Justice, the Judiciary, Supreme Court News, Orders and Rules, Judgments (Court of Appeal from 1997), Court Lists and a Law Library page (with collection information, publications, links and plenty more).

 

United Kingdom

The Court Service Website
Information about various UK courts.

House of Lords

Privy Council

England and Wales

Court structure (nice diagram of court structure)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

High Court (Queens Bench Division)

High Court (Chancery Division)

High Court (Family Division)

Administrative Court

Crown Court

Magistrates' Court

Youth Court

Judiciary of England and Wales

Ireland

Northern Ireland Court Service

Scotland

Scottish Courts Home Page

Court of Session (supreme civil court in Scotland)

High Court of Justiciary (supreme criminal court in Scotland)

Sheriff Courts

District and Justice of the Peace Courts

 

United States

Federal

US Federal Courts Home Page
The Federal Judiciary Home Page. Includes information about the US Courts, Publications and Directories, Newsroom, Federal Judiciary Channel, "What's New", frequently asked questions, for public review, links, search, employment opportunities.

Supreme Court of the United States

Supreme Court Historical Society

US Courts of Appeal

United States Court of International Trade

United States Tax Court

United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

United States Court of Federal Claims

United States District Courts

United States Bankruptcy Courts

Understanding the Federal Courts
US - PDF book - 4 pages divided into various useful sections

State

National Center for State Courts
Links to State Courts and judgments