Judiciary of Belgium Normal judicial system  The territory of
Belgium is subdivided into 5 judicial areas (Antwerp, Ghent,
Brussels, Mons and Liege), 27 judicial arrondissements and 225
judicial cantons. Below is a summary of the court system:
|Social law||Commercial law||Civil law||Criminal law| |Federal
territory||Court of Cassation (Hof van Cassatie / Cour de
cassation) Social Chamber — Civil and Commercial Chamber —
Criminal Chamber |Judicial areas (5)||Court of Labour
(Arbeidshof / Cour du travail)||Court of Appeal (Hof van beroep
/ Cour d'appel)| |Provinces/Brussels (11)||Court of Assize (Hof
van Assisen / Cour d'Assises), a jury trial for felonies and
political trials| |Judicial arrondissements (27)||Labour Court
(Arbeidsrechtbank / Tribunal du travail)||Commercial Court
(Rechtbank van koophandel / Tribunal de commerce)||Court of
First Instance (Rechtbank van eerste aanleg / Tribunal de
première instance)| |1-3 per judicial arrondissement
(35)||Police Court (Politierechtbank / Tribunal de police)| |Jud