Greece
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary republic
- CONSTITUTION
- June 11, 1975; amended in March 1986 and April 2001
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on Roman law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, House of Representatives (Vouli ton Ellinon)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Judicial Court and Supreme Special Court; judges are appointed by the Head of State after consultation with the judicial council
RELIGIONS
98% Greek Orthodox; Muslim minorities, and others
From the country
- MAY 15, 2001GreeceDEATH PENALTY
The Parliamentary Speaker Apostolos Kaklamanis met...
The Parliamentary Speaker Apostolos Kaklamanis met the head of the French delegation of the OSCE assembly, Michel Voisin, in Athens
- APRIL 25, 2001GreeceDEATH PENALTY
Greece was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Greece was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 6, 2001GreeceDEATH PENALTY
The Parliament ratified the amendment to the Constitution...
The Parliament ratified the amendment to the Constitution proposing the abolition of the death penalty, even in the case of those convicted of crimes committed during the seven year dictatorship (1967-1974)
- JANUARY 31, 2001GreeceDEATH PENALTY
The Greek Parliament effectively abolished the death...
The Greek Parliament effectively abolished the death sentence in peace time
- JANUARY 1, 2001GreeceDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Greece at Art
The Constitution of Greece at Art
- APRIL 26, 2000GreeceDEATH PENALTY
Greece cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Greece cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- APRIL 22, 2000GreeceDEATH PENALTY
A small group of Amnesty International activists protested...
A small group of Amnesty International activists protested against China's human rights record and use of the death penalty while Chinese President Jiang Zemin toured the Athens Acropolis
- JANUARY 20, 2000GreeceDEATH PENALTY
Following a landmark trip to Turkey, George Papandreou,...
Following a landmark trip to Turkey, George Papandreou, the Greek Foreign Minister, said Greece would not tolerate terrorism, and said "human rights, protection of minorities, and capital punishment are important for us
- JANUARY 13, 2000GreeceDEATH PENALTY
The government welcomed Turkey's decision to postpone...
The government welcomed Turkey's decision to postpone the hanging of Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the PKK( the Kurdistan Workers' Party)
- JANUARY 1, 2000GreeceDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of Greece (1975) at Art
The Constitution of Greece (1975) at Art
- APRIL 28, 1999GreeceDEATH PENALTY
Greece was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Greece was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- JANUARY 28, 1999GreeceDEATH PENALTY
On 28 January, a prosecutor in the northern Greek city...
On 28 January, a prosecutor in the northern Greek city of Kavala charged Georgos Skiadopoulos, 23, a Greek sailor, with murdering Julie Scully, 30, a model from Mansfield, New Jersey, cutting off her head and deceiving the police by declaring her missing