Areopagus (modern Greek supreme court)

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The Areopagus is Greece’s Supreme Civil and Criminal Court, serving as the country’s highest judicial authority for most civil and criminal cases.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort
judicial body
supreme court
branchOfGovernment judiciary of Greece
competence ensuring uniform interpretation of Greek law
reviewing legality of lower court decisions
country Greece
decidesOn appeals in civil cases
appeals in criminal cases
questions of law
distinctFrom Council of State of Greece
Court of Audit of Greece
doesNotDecideOn questions of fact in most cases
handles most supreme-level civil cases in Greece
most supreme-level criminal cases in Greece
hasHistoricalPrecursor ancient Areopagus council of Athens
linked to: Areopagus
hasPosition Judge of the Areopagus
linked to: Areopagus

President of the Areopagus
Vice President of the Areopagus
higherThan Courts of Appeal of Greece
First Instance Courts of Greece
jurisdiction civil law cases
criminal law cases
languageOfCourt Greek
legalSystem Greek legal system
locatedIn Athens
locatedInCountry Greece
namedAfter Areopagus hill in Athens
linked to: Areopagus
officialName Areios Pagos
Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece
Άρειος Πάγος
partOf court system of Greece
role highest judicial authority in Greece for most civil cases
highest judicial authority in Greece for most criminal cases
typeOfCourt court of cassation

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Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece alsoKnownAs Areopagus (modern Greek supreme court)