Constitutional Law in Greece

Abstract:
This book provides analysis of all aspects of the subject – sources, codification, elections, head of state, parliament, competences, administration, judiciary, and rights and freedoms. The authors take full account of case law, administrative law, and the effects of EU and international law.

Lawyers representing parties with interests in Greece will welcome this book, as will academics and researchers seeking specific details on the varieties of constitutional law.

Part I: Constitutional History, Sources of Constitutional Law,Codification and Interpretation
Chapter 1. An Outline of Constitutional History
Chapter 2. Sources of Constitutional Law
Chapter 3. Codification and Interpretation of Legal Rules

Part II: The Head of State
Chapter 1. Election and Substitution
Chapter 2. Legal Status
Chapter 3. Competence
Chapter 4. Responsibility

Part III: Parliament
Chapter 1. The Organ of State
Chapter 2. Legal Status
Chapter 3. Competence
Chapter 4. Organization
Chapter 5. Workings of Parliament
Chapter 6. The Dissolution of Parliament
Chapter 7. Political Parties, Lobbies and Interest Groups Chapter 8. Referendum

Part IV: Public Administration
Chapter 1. The Government
Chapter 2. Advisory and Supervisory Institutions
Chapter 3. Constitutional Independent Authorities and Other Independent Administrative Authorities
Chapter 4. Other Advisory Bodies in the Public Administration
Chapter 5. Decentralization
Chapter 6. Local Government
Chapter 7. Functional Self-administration
Chapter 8. The Principles of Action and Personnel of the Public Administration
Chapter 9. Control of Administrative Action

Part V: The Judiciary
Chapter 1. Judicial Organization
Chapter 2. Legal Status of Judges
Chapter 3. Judicial Review of the Unconstitutionality of Laws

Part VI: Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
Chapter 1. General
Chapter 2. The Particular Rights and Freedoms

Part VII: Specific Issues
Chapter 1. Religious Freedom, Church and State
Chapter 2. Citizenship, Minorities
Chapter 3. Taxing and Spending Power
Chapter 4. The State of Siege (Emergency): War Selected

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