Supreme Court of Cyprus

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The Supreme Court of Cyprus is the highest judicial authority in Cyprus, serving as both the final appellate court and the constitutional court of the country.

All labels observed (7)

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional court ⓘ
court of last resort ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ
supreme court ⓘ
appliesLaw Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
common law principles ⓘ
statutory law of Cyprus ⓘ
appointedBy President of Cyprus ⓘ
canDeclare laws unconstitutional ⓘ
capitalOfJurisdiction Nicosia ⓘ
composition panel of judges ⓘ
country Cyprus ⓘ
establishedBy Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
establishedIn 1960 ⓘ
governs precedent for lower courts in Cyprus ⓘ
handles constitutional disputes between state organs ⓘ
electoral disputes ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver all civil courts in Cyprus ⓘ
all criminal courts in Cyprus ⓘ
hasFunction hears appeals from lower courts ⓘ
interprets the Constitution of Cyprus ⓘ
judicial review of legislation ⓘ
supervises administration of justice in Cyprus ⓘ
hasNumberOfJudges 13 ⓘ
hasSeat Supreme Court building, Nicosia ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom Assize Courts of Cyprus ⓘ
District Courts of Cyprus ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Cyprus
languageOfProceedings Greek ⓘ
legalSystem legal system of Cyprus ⓘ
legalTradition mixed common law and civil law system ⓘ
location Nicosia ⓘ
mandatoryRetirementAge 68 ⓘ
officialNameInGreek Ανώτατο Δικαστήριο της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας ⓘ
partOf judiciary of Cyprus ⓘ
predecessor High Court of Cyprus ⓘ
Supreme Constitutional Court of Cyprus ⓘ
regionServed island of Cyprus ⓘ
role constitutional court of Cyprus ⓘ
final appellate court of Cyprus ⓘ
highest judicial authority in Cyprus ⓘ
shortNameInGreek Ανώτατο Δικαστήριο Κύπρου ⓘ
termLengthOfJudges until mandatory retirement age ⓘ
typeOfAppeals administrative appeals ⓘ
civil appeals ⓘ
criminal appeals ⓘ

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Referenced by (18)

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

Nicosia → hostsInstitution → Supreme Court of Cyprus ⓘ
Supreme Court of Cyprus → role → constitutional court of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Court of Cyprus
Supreme Court of Cyprus → predecessor → Supreme Constitutional Court of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Court of Cyprus
Supreme Court of Cyprus → predecessor → High Court of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Court of Cyprus
Supreme Court of Cyprus → officialNameInGreek → Ανώτατο Δικαστήριο της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Court of Cyprus
Supreme Court of Cyprus → shortNameInGreek → Ανώτατο Δικαστήριο Κύπρου ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Court of Cyprus
Attorney General of Cyprus → canAppearBefore → Supreme Court of Cyprus ⓘ
Judiciary of Cyprus → highestCourt → Supreme Court of Cyprus ⓘ
Judiciary of Cyprus → hasCourt → Supreme Court of Cyprus ⓘ
Judiciary of Cyprus → supremeAppellateBody → Supreme Court of Cyprus ⓘ
Judiciary of Cyprus → constitutionalReviewBody → Supreme Court of Cyprus ⓘ
District Courts of Cyprus → appealsTo → Supreme Court of Cyprus ⓘ
District Courts of Cyprus → overseenBy → Supreme Court of Cyprus ⓘ
District Courts of Cyprus → decisionsReviewableBy → Supreme Court of Cyprus sitting as an appellate court ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Court of Cyprus
Assize Courts of Cyprus → appealsTo → Supreme Court of Cyprus ⓘ
Assize Courts of Cyprus → subjectToReviewBy → Supreme Court of Cyprus ⓘ
Supreme Court building, Nicosia → occupant → Supreme Court of Cyprus ⓘ
Supreme Constitutional Court (originally) → replacedBy → Supreme Court of Cyprus ⓘ