The legal system of various countries relies upon the legal structure and legal traditions that have been recognized within that countries justice system. There is an historical attribute to many justice systems but many countries tend to navigate towards a modern way of operating. The customs and traditions these countries are accustomed to have evolved to address modern situations and therefore we will analyze the legal system of Greece and the country of Kazakhstan.
Based on information about the government of Greece, its governance is a centralized state where the earlier system of government was established by the Turkish administration (Lambropoulou, 2005). After the Turkish administration was devolved, those within Greece saw this …show more content…
The pillars of the criminal justice system are derived from the constitution, the Penal Code, and the Penal Procedure Code (Lambropoulou, 2005). The new constitution was amended in April of 2001 after the restoration of democracy in June of 1976 (reference).
The judiciary courts in Greece are divided into three (3) sections which are civil, criminal, and administrative courts. The highest judicial authorities are the five (5) special courts which consist of the Supreme Judicial Court, the Special Supreme Tribunal, the administrative court, the financial court, and the criminal courts. Each judge who is appointed is done so for life after consultation from the judicial council.
Greece’s Penal Code was first enacted in 1950 and has been amended a total of seven (7) times. The many revisions to the Penal Code has been done in a manner so the country of Greece could be effective when managing and responding to drug offenses, contraband, illicit trafficking in antiquities, traffic offenses, public health, fraud and money laundering (reference). The Penal Procedure Code was also enacted in 1950 and it involves the organization of the prison system which is based on the constitution, the international conventions, the Correctional Code, and many other ministerial and presidential …show more content…
The path to independence was not the same for Greece and Kazakhstan, but their desire to establish strong and unified judicial system designed to meet a more modern direction of handling criminal and court proceedings is the common goal for both countries. In Greece, the historical and traditional criminal justice system was based on the Bavarian criminal code, which was transferred from King Otto, the first king of independent Greece in 1830 (Anagnostopoulos Criminal Law & Litigation, 2012) and Kazakhstan’s historical criminal justice system was based on a communist
Based on information about the government of Greece, its governance is a centralized state where the earlier system of government was established by the Turkish administration (Lambropoulou, 2005). After the Turkish administration was devolved, those within Greece saw this …show more content…
The pillars of the criminal justice system are derived from the constitution, the Penal Code, and the Penal Procedure Code (Lambropoulou, 2005). The new constitution was amended in April of 2001 after the restoration of democracy in June of 1976 (reference).
The judiciary courts in Greece are divided into three (3) sections which are civil, criminal, and administrative courts. The highest judicial authorities are the five (5) special courts which consist of the Supreme Judicial Court, the Special Supreme Tribunal, the administrative court, the financial court, and the criminal courts. Each judge who is appointed is done so for life after consultation from the judicial council.
Greece’s Penal Code was first enacted in 1950 and has been amended a total of seven (7) times. The many revisions to the Penal Code has been done in a manner so the country of Greece could be effective when managing and responding to drug offenses, contraband, illicit trafficking in antiquities, traffic offenses, public health, fraud and money laundering (reference). The Penal Procedure Code was also enacted in 1950 and it involves the organization of the prison system which is based on the constitution, the international conventions, the Correctional Code, and many other ministerial and presidential …show more content…
The path to independence was not the same for Greece and Kazakhstan, but their desire to establish strong and unified judicial system designed to meet a more modern direction of handling criminal and court proceedings is the common goal for both countries. In Greece, the historical and traditional criminal justice system was based on the Bavarian criminal code, which was transferred from King Otto, the first king of independent Greece in 1830 (Anagnostopoulos Criminal Law & Litigation, 2012) and Kazakhstan’s historical criminal justice system was based on a communist