ABSTRACT
This chapter proceeds to an empirical analysis of constitutional adjudication to evaluate for the first time the strength of the judicial decisions of the Supreme Court of Cyprus (acting as a constitutional court) taken against the legislature. The analysis suggests that the peculiarities of the Cypriot example limit the possibility of political considerations or specific affiliations affecting the rulings. It is argued that the Supreme Court employs conventional tools when constraining the legislature, thus, the Supreme Court maintains its position in the centre of gravity in the trias politica, by safeguarding the Constitution and preserving the balance between the three branches in the Cypriot legal and political order.
