The law of Cyprus is the legal system that applies within the Republic of Cyprus. Although Cypriot law is extensively codified, it remains heavily grounded in English common law, since the fundamental principle of judicial precedent still applies throughout the system. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The law of Cyprus is a legal system which applies within the Republic of Cyprus.
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Although Cypriot law is extensively codified, it is still heavily based on English common law in the sense that the fundamental principle of precedent applies.
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The Supreme Court of Cyprus (Greek: Ανώτατο Δικαστήριο Κύπρου, romanized: Anótato Dikastírio Kýprou, Turkish: Kıbrıs Yüksek Mahkemesi) is the highest court of the Republic of Cyprus.
Nicholas Emiliou, Wikipedia
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is a Cypriot diplomat and jurist
Katerina Stamatiou, Wikipedia
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is a Cypriot judge
Georghios Pikis (Wikipedia)
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was a Cypriot judge who was a member of the Internati
Constitution of Cyprus (Wikipedia)
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Lex Cypri) defining the system of government of the Cypriot Republic and the civil liberties for the Cypriot
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