Greek Constitution of 1823 is the second constitutional text adopted during the Greek War of Independence

Greek War of Independence

The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...

, which started in 1821. In the spring of 1823 (March-April) took place the 2nd National Assembly, which adopted the new constitution, named "Law of Epidauros" (Νόμος της Επιδαύρου). This was a difficult period, just before the beginning of the first bitter civil war during the Revolution.

The Constitution of 1823 comprises 99 articles and it consists of seven sections:

• Section Α': About the religion.
• Section Β': About the civil rights of Greeks.
• Section Γ': About the function of the Administration.
• Section Δ': About the duties of the Legislative Body.
• Section Ε': About the duties of the Executive Body.
• Section ΣΤ': About the deputies.
• Section Ζ': About the Judicial Branch.

Basically, the Constitution of 1823 has the same structure with the Constitution of 1822

Greek Constitution of 1822

The Greek Constitution of 1822 was a document adopted by the First National Assembly of Epidaurus on January 1, 1822. Formally it was the Provisional Regime of Greece , sometimes translated as Temporary Constitution of Greece...

. The provisions for the human rights are more extended and the function of the justice is regulated in a more detailed way. Petrobey Mavromichalis

Petros Mavromichalis

Petros Mavromichalis , also known as Petrobey , was the leader of the Maniot people during the first half of the 19th century. His family had a long history of revolts against the Ottoman Empire, which ruled most of what is now Greece...

 was reelected as president of the Executive Body. The 2nd Assembly dissolved all the local legislative bodies and repealed the title of the "High Commander in Chief", which was previously attributed to Theodoros Kolokotronis

Theodoros Kolokotronis

Theodoros Kolokotronis was a Greek Field Marshal and one of the leaders of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire....

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External links

• Scanned original of the 1823 Constitution (in Greek)