In most jurisdictions the normal and preferred way of seeking appellate review is by filing an appeal of the final judgment or appeallable interim Court order in a case such as the denial of a request for an interim injunction which are often appeallable as of right.
In Anglo=American common law legal system courts, appellate review of lower court decisions may also be obtained by filing a petition for review by prerogative writ in certain cases. There is no corresponding right to a writ in any pure or continental civil law legal systemss, though some mixed system such as Quebec recognize these prerogative writs.
See also: Appellate court, Court of Appeals, Reversible error, Writ of Certiorari, Writ of habeas corpus, Writ of mandamus.