Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece

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court of last resort judicial body supreme court

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 →

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constitution of Greece → establishes → Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece →