The internal organisation and management of the Supreme Court

Under the authority of its President, the Supreme Court is subdivided into three departments: criminal, administrative and civil department, the latter comprising special sections of civil, economic and labour law. Each department is presided by a department leader. Within the framework of the departments, the judges administer justice in chambers consisting of three judges. The chambers are assisted in their work by an assistant clerk and usually one typist.

Beside the ordinary judicial chambers the Supreme Court operates uniformity chambers within the criminal, civil, economic, labour and administrative sections. A uniformity chamber generally consists of five judges chaired by the head of the section/department concerned, however, in cases requiring the collaboration of several sections/departments, the size of the chamber increases to seven members chaired by the President or Vice-President of the Supreme Court.

As regards the composition of the departments:
- the criminal department comprises 3 chambers, altogether 6 judges;
- the civil department has - in the field of civil, economic and labour law - 13 chambers, altogether 48 judges;
- the administrative department contains 4 chambers, 15 judges.

As regards the management of the Court, the Secretary-General, under the supervision of the Vice-President, controls the activities of the administrative units which belong to the Secretariat. Thus the Secretary General directs the activities of the Personnel and Educational Department, the Financial and Provision Department, the Technical Department, the Information Technology Department, the Process Registry, the Security Section and the Library. The Cabinet and the International Relations Department and European Legal Office operates directly under the leadership of the President.