Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece

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The Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece is the country’s highest court of justice for civil and criminal matters, serving as the final court of appeal in the Greek judicial system.


Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort
judicial body
supreme court
alsoKnownAs Areios Pagos
Areopagus (modern Greek supreme court)
appliesLawOf Greece
surface form: Hellenic Republic
appliesTo civil law cases
criminal law cases
branchOfGovernment judiciary of Greece
country Greece
decidesOn legality of lower court decisions
points of law
establishedInPeriod modern Greek state era
governs uniform interpretation of Greek law
handles extraordinary legal remedies in civil cases
extraordinary legal remedies in criminal cases
hasAuthorityOver Court of Appeal of Greece
first‑instance civil courts in Greece
first‑instance criminal courts in Greece
hasDecisionEffect binding on lower civil courts
binding on lower criminal courts
hasFunction ensure consistency of case law
ensure correct application of law
hasJurisdictionOver appeals from lower civil courts
appeals from lower criminal courts
hasType civil court
criminal court
hears cassation appeals
isDistinctFrom Council of State of Greece
Court of Audit of Greece
jurisdiction Greece
legalSystem civil law
legalTradition continental European legal tradition
levelInJudicialHierarchy highest
locatedIn Athens
Attica
Greece
nativeName Άρειος Πάγος
officialLanguage Greek
partOf judicial system of Greece
role court of final appeal in civil matters
court of final appeal in criminal matters
seat Athens
shortDescription highest civil and criminal court of Greece

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Constitution of Greece establishes Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece