The Areios Pagos reviews points of law in civil and criminal cases. Greece has no separate constitutional court: every court may refuse to apply a statute it considers unconstitutional.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- supreme
- Court type
- Court of cassation
- Jurisdiction
- National — cassation in civil and criminal matters
- Seat
- Athens
- Composition
- Judges sitting in civil and criminal sections and in plenary session.
- Languages
- Greek
Where an appeal goes next
Conflicts between the supreme courts go to the Supreme Special Court.
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