The Constitutional Council controls the conformity of Organic Laws and Rules of procedure of the two Chambers of Parliament and international agreements with the Constitution. The court consists of 7 members , all appointed for a life time period.

Constitutional Council

Supreme Courts (Highest Instance)

The Supreme Court, located in Algiers is the highest judicial instance. It is composed of four chambers: a Private Law chamber for civil and commercial cases, a Social Division that presides over issues of social security and labor, a Criminal Court, and an Administrative Division. The court is the cassation court for the lower courts, it can only review lower court decisions on questions of procedure. When overruled the case will be returned to the lower courts for retrial.

Cour Suprême

Appellate Courts

48 Wilaya provincial Courts decide on provincial level, consisting of panels of three judges and divided in four chambers. The courts are the appellate courts for the tribunal courts in it's territorial jurisdiction.

Wilaya Courts
Cour d'Appel Adrar
Cour d'Appel Ain Defla
Cour d'Appel Ain Temouchent
Cour d'Appel Algiers
Cour d'Appel Annaba
Cour d'Appel Batna
Cour d'Appel Bechar
Cour d'Appel Beijaja
Cour d'Appel Biskra
Cour d'Appel Blida
Cour d'Appel Bordj Bou Arreridj
Cour d'Appel Bouira
Cour d'Appel Boumerdes
Cour d'Appel Chlef
Cour d'Appel Constantine
Cour d'Appel Djelfa
Cour d'Appel El Bayadh
Cour d'Appel El Oued
Cour d'Appel El Tarf
Cour d'Appel Ghardaia
Cour d'Appel Guelma
Cour d'Appel Ilizzi
Cour d'Appel Jijel
Cour d'Appel Khenchela
Cour d'Appel Laghouat
Cour d'Appel M'Sila
Cour d'Appel Medea
Cour d'Appel Mila
Cour d'Appel Mostaganem
Cour d'Appel Muaskar
Cour d'Appel Naama
Cour d'Appel Oran
Cour d'Appel Ouargla
Cour d'Appel Oum-El Bouaghi
Cour d'Appel Relizane
Cour d'Appel Saida
Cour d'Appel Setif
Cour d'Appel Sidi Bel Abbes
Cour d'Appel Skikda
Cour d'Appel Souk Ahras
Cour d'Appel Tamanghasset
Cour d'Appel Tebessa
Cour d'Appel Tiaret
Cour d'Appel Tindouf
Cour d'Appel Tipasa
Cour d'Appel Tizi Ouzou
Cour d'Appel Tlemoen

First Instance Courts

There are 218 courts of first instance called the tribunal courts at the sub-province level (daira). Tribunal courts hear civil, labor and commercial litigation and some criminal matters.

Daira Tribunals

Administrative Supreme Court

Conseil d'Etat

Administrative Courts (First Instance)

Tribunal administratif

Court of Audit

Cour des Comptes

Other Courts

Haut Conseil Islamique
Haute Cour de l’Etat
Tribunal of conflicts

Jurisprudence (Case Law)

Jurisprudence Conseil d'Etat
Jurisprudence of the Constitutional Council

Judiciary (general)

Conseil Superieur de la Magistrature