State Council (Greece)
The Greek State Council ( Greek Συμβούλιο της Επικρατείας Symvoulio tis Epikratias ) is the highest administrative and constitutional court of the Republic of Greece.
The State Council, the Areopagus Supreme Civil and Criminal Court and the Court of Auditors are the three highest courts in Greece.
The Greek State Council is a member of the Association of Councils of State and Supreme Administrative Courts of the European Union and the International Association of Supreme Administrative Courts.
Jurisdiction
The Council of State is the highest of the three instances of administrative jurisdiction . The administrative courts decide on all disputes under public law, such as tax disputes, civil servant disputes, social security lawsuits , state liability lawsuits, lawsuits relating to public tenders and, in general, actions for the annulment of administrative decisions . The Council of State decides in the first and last instance on complaints with which administrative acts are contested due to overstepping of powers. Otherwise he has to decide on the revisions against administrative court decisions of the lower instances.
Finally, the Council of State is responsible for the expert processing of the presidential ordinances with regard to their legality.
history
In its present form, the Greek State Council was first provided for in the 1911 constitution; he took up his work in 1929. Before that, there was twice an institution called the “Council of State”: In 1833, under the absolute monarchy, a Council of State was introduced on the one hand as an advisory body and on the other hand as the Supreme Administrative Court. This first council of state had been active since 1835. Despite his active contribution to the revolution of September 3, 1843 , he was considered an organ of the absolute monarchy , which is why he was dissolved by the constitution of 1844.
In the constitution of 1864, the re-establishment of the Council of State was provided as a body responsible only for draft laws. It was active between February and November 1865 and was abolished by a decision of parliament because the politicians of the time continued to associate it with the monarchy .
Eventually, the institution of the Council of State was re-established in the 1911 Constitution. According to the idea of the first government of Eleftherios Venizelos, it should represent a fundamental factor in safeguarding the rule of law. The model was the French Conseil d'État . The basic responsibilities of the newly established Council of State related to the processing of bills and ordinances as well as the case law in the area of the disciplinary proceedings of civil servants. The most important jurisdiction of the State Council was that of the highest administrative court.
occupation
The State Council consists of the President, ten Vice-Presidents, 53 members of the Council, 56 assessors and 50 assistant judges who are involved in the exercise of judicial functions. The President and Vice-Presidents of the Court are elected by the Cabinet, the other judges are promoted by the Supreme Judicial Council of the State Council and the Administrative Judiciary.
In cases of particular importance and in cases in which the constitutionality of laws must be examined, the Council of State decides as a plenary session, otherwise by senates, each of which is made up of a vice-president, two or four council members and two non-voting assessors. The judges enjoy factual and personal independence. You are only subject to the Constitution and constitutional laws.
building
The Council of State has its seat in the “Arsakion” building at Odos Panepistimiou 47–49 in the center of Athens . The classicist building was planned as a girls' school by the architect Lysandros Kaftanzoglou from 1846–1852 . With the permission of King Otto, spolia from the acropolis rock was integrated into the building, but was brought back to the place of origin during the last renovation and replaced by replicas.
President
- Michail Stasinopoulos (Μιχαήλ Στασινόπουλος, 1966–1969)
- Alexandros Dimitsas (Αλέξανδρος Δήμιτσας, 1969–1974)
- Georgios Marangopoulos (Γεώργιος Μαραγκόπουλος, 1974–1976)
- Othon Kyriakos (Όθων Κυριακός, 1976–1977)
- Nikolaos Bouropoulos (Νικόλαος Μπουρόπουλος, 1977–1981)
- Angelos Iatridis (Άγγελος Ιατρίδης, 1981–1983)
- Themistoklis Kourousopoulos (Θεμιστοκλής Κουρουσόπουλος, 1983–1988)
- Vasilios Rotis (Βασίλειος Ρώτης, 1988)
- Vasilios Botopoulos (Βασίλειος Μποτόπουλος, 1988–1999)
- Christos Geraris (Χρίστος Γεραρής, 1999–2005)
- Georgios Panagiotopoulos (Γεώργιος Παναγιωτόπουλος, 2005-2010)
- Panagiotis Pikrammenos (Παναγιώτης Πικραμμένος, 2010–16 May 2012)
- Konstantinos Menoudakos (Κωνσταντίνος Μενουδάκος, May 17, 2012– June 30, 2013)
- Sotirios Rizos (Σωτήριος Ρίζος, 2013–2015)
- Nikolaos Sakellariou (Νικόλαος Σακελλαρίου, 2015-2018)
- Katerina Sakellaropoulou (Αικατερίνη Σακελλαροπούλου, October 17, 2018–2020)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Website of the Association of Councilors of State and the Supreme Administrative Courts of the European Union ( Memento of the original from March 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ IASAJ website
- ↑ Website of the Greek Council of State ( Memento of the original from December 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ List of architectural monuments in Athens
- ↑ Αρσάκειο Μέγαρο
