Category: Organisation | The Courts

The Law Courts’ mission is “to provide both the public and the judiciary effective and efficient services, structures and know-how to enable the public to understand, follow and be informed

The jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court, composed of three judges. It is appellate in cases involving alleged violations of human rights, the interpretation of the Constitution and invalidity of laws.

This Court is composed of three judges when it hears appeals from the judgements of the Civil Court, and of one judge when it hears appeals from the Court of

The Court of Criminal Appeal in its superior jurisdiction is composed of three judges and is competent to decide on appeals from from decisions of the Criminal Court. A person

In trials by jury the Criminal Court is composed of one judge and a jury of nine ordinary persons. It has the competence to decide on cases which exceed the

There shall be four sections in the Civil Court to which shall be assigned the category of cases. The sections of the Civil Court shall be the Family Section, the Commercial

This Court, which is composed of one Magistrate, exercises both a civil and a criminal jurisdiction.The Court of Magistrates, in civil matters, has an inferior jurisdiction of first instance, limited

The Juvenile Court consists of a Magistrate, as Chairman, and two members. Sittings are held outside Valletta, namely in Sta. Venera. The Courts hears charges against, and holds other proceedings

The Court of Magistrates for Gozo in civil matters, has a two-fold Jurisdiction – an inferior jurisdiction comparable to that exercised by its counterpart Court in Malta, and a superior