Greece · Overview
The legal system of Greece
A civil-law system based on the 1975 Constitution and the codes, with diffuse constitutional review exercised by all courts and a Special Highest Court resolving conflicts. An EU and eurozone member.
Legal tradition
Greece belongs to the civil law tradition. A civil-law system based on the 1975 Constitution and the codes, with diffuse constitutional review exercised by all courts and a Special Highest Court resolving conflicts. An EU and eurozone member.
How power is divided
A parliamentary republic with a largely ceremonial President, a Government answerable to Parliament and an independent judiciary organised into civil/criminal, administrative and audit branches.
Where law comes from
- Constitution
- The 1975 constitution as revised.
- EU law
- Directly applicable and, in its field, paramount.
- Statutes of Parliament
- Laws and authorised presidential decrees.
- Codes
- The Civil Code, Penal Code and procedural codes.
The legal profession
Dikigoroi (advocates) belong to local bar associations; symvolaiografoi (notaries) authenticate deeds and property transfers.
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