formed in 1992

Seychelles:
Court of Appeal; Supreme Court; judges for both courts
are appointed by the president

Sierra Leone:
Supreme Court; Appeals Court; High Court

Singapore:
Supreme Court (chief justice is appointed by the
president with the advice of the prime minister, other judges are
appointed by the president with the advice of the chief justice);
Court of Appeals

Slovakia:
Supreme Court (judges are elected by the National
Council); Constitutional Court (judges appointed by president from
group of nominees approved by the National Council)

Slovenia:
Supreme Court (judges are elected by the National Assembly
on the recommendation of the Judicial Council); Constitutional Court
(judges elected for nine-year terms by the National Assembly and
nominated by the president)

Solomon Islands:
Court of Appeal

Somalia:
following the breakdown of national government, most
regions have reverted to Islamic (Shari'a) law with a provision for
appeal of all sentences

South Africa:
Constitutional Court; Supreme Court of Appeals; High
Courts; Magistrate Courts

Spain:
Supreme Court or Tribunal Supremo

Sri Lanka:
Supreme Court; Court of Appeals; judges for both courts
are appointed by the president

Sudan:
Supreme Court; Special Revolutionary Courts

Suriname:
Court of Justice (justices are nominated for life)

Swaziland:
High Court; Court of Appeal; judges for both courts are
appointed by the monarch

Sweden:
Supreme Court or Hogsta Domstolen (judges are appointed by
the prime minister and the cabinet)

Switzerland:
Federal Supreme Court (judges elected for six-year
terms by the Federal Assembly)

Syria:
Supreme Constitutional Court (justices are appointed for
four-year terms by the president); High Judicial Council; Court of
Cassation; State Security Courts

Tajikistan:
Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the president)

Tanzania:
Permanent Commission of Enquiry (official ombudsman);
Court of Appeal (consists of a chief justice and four judges); High
Court (consists of a Jaji Kiongozi and 29 judges appointed by the
president; holds regular sessions in all regions); District Courts;
Primary Courts (limited jurisdiction and appeals can be made to the
higher courts)

Thailand:
Supreme Court or Sandika (judges appointed by the monarch)

Togo:
Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; Supreme Court or