Courts of Peace of Peru

Supreme Court of the RepublicPresident Javier Arévalo Vela [es] The Courts of Peace are the lowest hierarchic level in the judicial system of Peru.

[1] Each district in the country has a Court of Peace.

Courts of Peace have jurisdiction over minor cases and cannot try criminals.

They are not divided into specialties.

Courts of Peace are divided into two types: Cases originating in Courts of Peace can be re-tried in a Court of First Instance.