Areios Pagos
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Areios Pagos is the highest court in Greece for both civil and criminal cases, serving as the country’s supreme judicial authority in these matters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Areios Pagos canonical | 3 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of cassation
ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ supreme court ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece
ⓘ
Άρειος Πάγος ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch of Greece ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| countryLocatedIn | Greece ⓘ |
| decisionType | final on matters of law ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | modern Greek state era ⓘ |
| function |
court of last resort for civil cases in Greece
ⓘ
court of last resort for criminal cases in Greece ⓘ review of lower court decisions on points of law ⓘ |
| governs | uniform application of Greek law ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType | courthouse ⓘ |
| hasCompetence |
annulment of lower court judgments on legal grounds
ⓘ
ensuring consistency of case law in Greece ⓘ |
| hasPosition |
President of the Areios Pagos
ⓘ
Vice President of the Areios Pagos ⓘ judge ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom |
lower civil courts in Greece
ⓘ
lower criminal courts in Greece ⓘ |
| interprets |
Constitution of Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Greek Constitution
Greek civil law ⓘ Greek criminal law ⓘ Greek procedural law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Greece ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Greek ⓘ |
| legalAuthorityOver |
Court of Appeal of Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Courts of Appeal of Greece
Court of First Instance of Syros ⓘ
surface form:
First Instance Courts of Greece
|
| legalSystem | Greek legal system ⓘ |
| legalSystemType | civil law system ⓘ |
| location | Athens ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Areopagus ⓘ |
| officialStatus |
highest civil court in Greece
ⓘ
highest criminal court in Greece ⓘ |
| role |
highest court in Greece for civil cases
ⓘ
highest court in Greece for criminal cases ⓘ supreme judicial authority in civil matters in Greece ⓘ supreme judicial authority in criminal matters in Greece ⓘ |
| typeOfCases |
civil law cases
ⓘ
criminal law cases ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Areopagus