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The order of precedence, in ascending order is as follows: # Regional court # Higher court # Supreme court


Public law

# Administrative court # State court


Appointment of judges

The Prince has the overall power to appoint the nation's judges.


Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Liechtenstein is the highest judicial body in
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarchy ...
. Under the
Constitution of Liechtenstein The Constitution of the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: Verfassung des Fürstentums Liechtenstein) was promulgated on 5 October 1921, replacing the 1862 constitution. It was granted by Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and established t ...
., all courts were brought under Liechtenstein control. Previously, the court of Appeal was based in
Vienna, Austria en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...
. The Supreme court is one of three courts and is the third and final Court. It exercises power over both civil and criminal matters. In 2020 it handled over 128 cases The court is made up of 3 Judges and a President who both regulate each other.


Constitutional Court

The Constitutional court was established in 1921, the first of its kind in Europe. The court consists of a president and 4 judges. Under article 96 of the Liechtenstein Constitution, the Prince appoints half of the Judges and Parliament the other half. The court rules on Constitutional rights, European Court of Human Rights issues and EEA rights. Both corporations and humans are able to appeal to the court. The court is also able to assess parliamentary legislation and nullify unconstitutional laws. Citizens are able to petition the court to review the law, as long as 100 citizens support the motion. The Constitu­tional Court also decides upon conflicts of jurisdic­tion between admini­strative and judicial authorities, as well as upon impeachment proceedings aga­inst mini­sters and electoral disputes.


State Court

The State Court rules on the conformity of laws with the constitution and has five members elected by parliament.


References

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