<P> In the judicial system of mainland China the highest court of appeal is the Supreme People's Court . This supervises the administration of justice by all subordinate "local" and "special" people's courts, and is the court of last resort for the whole People's Republic of China except for Macau and Hong Kong </P> <P> In Portugal, there are several supreme courts, each with a specific jurisdiction: </P> <Ul> <Li> The Supreme Court of Justice (Supremo Tribunal de Justiça) - for judicial (civil and criminal) matters; </Li> <Li> The Constitutional Court (Tribunal Constitucional) - for the constitutional matters; </Li> <Li> The Supreme Administrative Court (Supremo Tribunal Administrativo) - for administrative and fiscal matters; </Li> <Li> The Court of Auditors (Tribunal de Contas) - for auditing the public expenditure . </Li> </Ul> <Li> The Supreme Court of Justice (Supremo Tribunal de Justiça) - for judicial (civil and criminal) matters; </Li>

Who decides how many different federal courts there will be