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 Average duration of completed proceedings (Month) in country courts of law
Characteristic Description
Name Average duration of completed proceedings (Months) in country courts of law by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2002) and Type of proceeding; Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Directorate General for Justice Policy
First available period 1990
Last available period 2013
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (NUTS - 2002)
  • Type of proceeding
Concepts
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
  • TERMINATED PROCEEDING:  The proceeding in which a final judgement, ruling or decision is delivered, in the respective law-suit, regardless of res judicata.
  • COURT OF LAW:  Sovereign body empowered to ensure the safeguard of the legally protected rights and interests of citizens, to suppress breaches of legality, and to solve public and private disputes.
  • PROCESS:  Combination of the written statements of the parties, the decisions of the court and documents issued by the public prosecution office, and the more or less detailed report of the acts and measures taken in developing the lawsuit.
Formule Total duration of completed proceedings/ Number of completed proceedings
Measure unit (symbol) Month (Month)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 31/10/2023


information presented in 22/11/2025