Estonian Court System (0)

Estonian Court System
Estonia has a three-level court system. Estonian court system consists of four country courts, two administrative courts, three circuit courts and supreme court. Country courts and administrative courts are the courts of first instance , circuit courts are courts of appeal and the supreme court, situated in Tartu, is the court of the highest instance The Supreme Court is also the constitutional review court. In the structure of four country courts(Harju, Pärnu, Tartu and Viru) operate courthouses in every country seat(in Ida-Virumaa and Harjumaa there are three courthouses)In the structure of two administrative courts(in Tallinn and Tartu) there are four courthouses: in Tallinn, Tartu, Jõhvi and Pärnu. Three circuit courts are situated in Tallinn, Tartu and Jõhvi.
The supreme court
The Supreme Court is the court of the highest instance, which shall review decisions by way of cassation proceedings, that means the parties to the proceedings shall have the right to appeal to the Supreme Court against decisions of courts of appeal. A matter is accepted for proceedings by the Supreme Court if the statements presented in the appeal allow an opinion that the court of appeal has