Courts of Italy

Ordinary courts and administrative courts run in parallel, with a Constitutional Court standing apart and an audit court for public money.

Ordinary courts (civil and criminal)

Court of Cassation (Corte di cassazione)

Courts of Appeal (corti d'appello)

Tribunals (tribunali)

Justices of the Peace (giudici di pace)Small matters

Administrative courts

Council of State (Consiglio di Stato)

Regional Administrative Tribunals (TAR)

Stands apart from the chain of appeals

Constitutional Court (Corte costituzionale)Reviews laws, often on a question from an ordinary judge

Court of Audit (Corte dei conti)Public accounts

Appeals travel up the arrows. Boxes with a heavier border are the top court of each track.

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