Supreme Court of Cyprus

It also acts as an admiralty and administrative court and can also rule on electoral issues.

Before 1960, Cyprus was considered a Crown colony of the United Kingdom and was governed by English common law.

As an independent republic, Cyprus drafted a new constitution and ordered the Supreme Court to adopt English case law.

However, the Supreme Court rejected this request and, in 1962, adopted the position that English case law did not have binding authority.

Instead, the court ruled that it would follow English case law as it "be suitable for Cyprus.