The Supreme Court has two Chambers – the Chamber of Civil Cases and the Chamber of Criminal Cases. The Chambers are the appellate instance in the cases which have been reviewed by the regional courts as the first instance courts.
A Court Chamber consists of the Chair and Judges of the Supreme Court of the Chamber. The structure of Court Chambers is approved by the Plennary Session of the Supreme Court, which also elects the Chairs of Court Chambers, the term of office of Court Chamber Charis is five years.
An appeal
An appeal (Lat. appellatio) – a review of a case de novo on its merits within the limits of claims indicated in a complaint or a protest.
A judgment of the regional court as the court of the first instance may be appealed in the Chamber of Civil Cases or the Chamber of Criminal Cases of the Supreme Court by filing an appeal or a protest with the court which has adopted the judgment. The jurisdiction of cases of the regional courts is stipulated by the Civil Procedure Law and the Criminal Procedure Law.
The Chambers review cases collegiate in the composition of three judges. Ancillary complaints in civil cases may be reviewed in written proceedings.
