1. Most states have a single court of last resort that handles both civil and criminal appeals, but two states, Oklahoma and Texas, have two courts of last resort.

2. As the name implies, a court of last resort is a litigant's last chance to have his or her case decided favorably once the case has exhausted all other appellate avenues.

3. Every state has a court of last resort, usually called the state supreme court.

4. The tribunal is a court of last resort, meaning it will only take cases where legal authorities elsewhere are unwilling or unable to prosecute.

5. "African states should stand behind the ICC as a crucial court of last resort," said Oby Nwankwo of Nigeria's Civil Resource Development and Documentation Centre.

6. In some instances, the Supreme Court also hears cases from the court of last resort in a state system.

7. In almost all cases filed in the state court system, the last appeal is to the state court of last resort.

8. He added that the ICC, in its capacity as a court of last resort, would help if needed.

9. Most states have a three-tiered judicial system composed of a trial-court level, an appellate court and a court of last resort.