Judiciary
Updated July 2007
| Country | Legal system | Court structure |
|---|---|---|
| ANGOLA | Portuguese civil, customary law | Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, Provincial courts, Municipal and military courts |
| BOTSWANA | Roman Dutch, customary law | High Court, Court of Appeal, magistrates courts |
| DRC | Belgian civil, customary law | Appeal Court, Council of State, Constitutional Court, lower civilian & military courts, tribunals |
| LESOTHO | Roman-Dutch, English Common Law | Court of Appeal, High Court, subordinate courts & tribunals |
| MADAGASCAR | French civil, customary law | Administrative & Financial Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, Tribunals, High Court of Justice |
| MALAWI | English common, customary law | High Court, Supreme Court of Appeal, lower courts & tribunals; Industrial Relations Court, traditional courts |
| MAURITIUS | French civil, elements of English common law | Privy Council (UK), Supreme Court, District Courts, Intermediate Court, Industrial Court |
| MOZAMBIQUE | Portuguese civil, customary law | Constitutional Council, Supreme Court, Administrative Court, lower courts, specialised courts |
| NAMIBIA | Roman-Dutch law | Supreme Court, High Court, lower courts |
| SEYCHELLES | English common, French civil, customary law | Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, subordinate courts & tribunals |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Roman-Dutch, English common, customary law | Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of Appeal, High Courts, magistrates' courts, specialist courts |
| SWAZILAND | Roman-Dutch, customary law | Supreme Court, High Court, subordinate courts & tribunals |
| TANZANIA | English common law, customary, Islamic law | Ad hoc Special Constitutional Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, , subordinate courts & tribunals |
| ZAMBIA | English common, customary law | Supreme Court, High Court, Industrial Relations Court, subordinate courts, local courts |
| ZANZIBAR | Autonomous region of Tanzania. English common law, customary, Islamic law | Ad hoc Special Constitutional Court, Court of Appeal of Tanzania, High Court, subordinate courts & tribunals, religious court |
| ZIMBABWE | Roman-Dutch, English Common Law | Supreme Court, High Court, Magistrates Courts, Administrative Courts, Local & Customary Law Courts |