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Efficiency of Justice in Greece |
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Authors: |
Pelagidis, Theodoros |
Reviewer: |
Chionis, Dionysios |
Subject: | LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES > ECONOMIC SCIENCES > MACROECONOMICS AND MONETARY ECONOMICS LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES > ECONOMIC SCIENCES > PUBLIC ECONOMICS |
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Abstract: |
This chapter examines one particular aspect of the Greek courts: the time they need to dispose cases.As an indirect measure for the time needed to dispose cases, we use the ratio of cases remaining atthe end of the year to total cases introduced. Using this metric, we document a steady increase in thetime needed to dispose cases. Furthermore, we examine whether staffing with respect to caseload,and especially the lack of sufficient staffing for a given caseload, is a factor that contributes to theslow disposition of cases in Greek courts. The data suggest that the ratio of staff to total number ofcases affects the time needed to dispose of cases in appeals courts and higher civil trial courts, butnot in lower civil trial courts or administrative courts. Therefore, the recommendation of the existingliterature, which mainly follows from the analysis of first instance courts, to emphasize measures thatsimplify procedures and lead to an increase in accountability and competition, should be adopted, atleast for courts of first instance. For appeals courts, our results suggest that the improvement of thestaff to case ratio may be paired with such measures, while the improvement of the quality of firstinstance rulings may reduce the appeals rate. The available data is also used to present the steadyincrease in the appeals rate and the lack of a reaction to the documented increase in the budget of theMinistry of Justice.
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Technical Editors: |
Chryssos, Vassilis |
Type: |
Chapter |
Creation Date: | 2015 |
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License: |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr |
Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/1189 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Pelagidis, T. (2015). Efficiency of Justice in Greece [Chapter]. In Pelagidis, T. 2015. Analysis of the Greek Economy [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/1189 |
Language: |
Greek |
Is Part of: |
Analysis of the Greek Economy |
Number of pages |
15 |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |