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.

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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

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Areopagus (modern Greek supreme court) officialName Areios Pagos
subject surface form: Areopagus