Assize Court es un "franglish" que viene de "Cour des Assises" que en Francia son lo que pongo en la respuesta.Imagino que en Chipre se debe haber heredado la terminología en francés por la herencia cultural de los caballeros templarios que tenían su sede en Malta,cercana a Chipre.
Re:Abogado y ex-banquero,argentino.

aqui se juzga los peores crimenes de derecho común : assasinatos, violaciones, atracos en banda etc...

es un tribunal superior , delitos graves (y algunos leves)

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more info on what Assize courts are:

www.pro.gov.uk/pathways/localhistory/ gallery4/assizes.htm

que no es lo mismo que tribunales o juzgados de primera instancia (los cuales son district courts. Los Assize courts, como indica Thiery se encargan de los delitos más graves.

Aquí te van unas cuantas explicaciones de los diferentes tribunales que existen en Chipre:

http://www.kypros.org/PIO/cygov/judiciary.htm
The administration of justice is exercised by the island's separate and independent judiciary. Under the 1960 constitution and other legislation in force the following judicial institutions have been established:

The Supreme Court of the Republic
The Assize Court (Permanent Assize Court for all Districts).
District Courts
Military Court
Industrial Disputes Court
Rent Control Courts
Family Courts


The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is composed of thirteen judges, one of whom is the President of the Court.

The Supreme Court adjudicates on all matters of constitutionality of legislation referred to it by the President of the Republic or arising in any judicial proceedings including complaints that any law or decision of the House of Representatives or the Budget is discriminatory; also on matters of conflict or contrast of power or competence between state organs and questions of interpretation of the Constitution in cases of ambiguity.

The Supreme Court is the final Appellate Court in the Republic and has jurisdiction to hear and determine appeals in civil and criminal cases from the Assize Court, District Courts as well as appeals from decisions of its own judges when sitting alone in the exercise of original and revisional jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

It is also vested exclusively with Administrative Law, revisional jurisdiction in connection with administrative or executive acts, decisions or omissions; the relevant remedy is by way of a recourse for annulment.

The Supreme Court, moreover, exercises original jurisdiction as a Court of Admiralty.

In its original jurisdiction the Supreme Court deals also, exclusively with proceedings for the issue of orders of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari.

Members of the Supreme Court
The President of the Sypreme Court is Mr. Georgios Pikis.

Members:

Takis Eliades
Andreas Kramvis
Rallis Gavrielides
Demetris Chadjichambis
Solon Nikitas
Christos Artemides
Petros Artemis
Yiannakis Constantinides
Frixos Nicolaides
Georgios Nicolaou
Panayiotis Kallis
Minos Kronides

District Courts
There is a District Court for each district. The District Courts exercise original criminal and civil jurisdiction including jurisdiction in admiralty cases referred to them by the Supreme Court by virtue of Law 96/65 and matrimonial cases. The extent of the jurisdiction varies with the composition of the Bench. In civil matters a District Court composed of not less than two Judges has unlimited jurisdiction. A President or a Senior District Judge of a District Court sitting alone has jurisdiction up to C£10.000 and a District Judge sitting alone up to C£5.000 and is also empowered to deal with any action for the recovery or possession of any immovable property (and certain other specified matters connected therewith) when the title of such property is not in dispute, irrespective of the value of the property involved; provided that a President of a District Court or a Senior District Judge sitting alone shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any action in relation to negligence as well as in relation to compensation for the compulsory acquisition and requisition of immovable property, irrespective of the amount in dispute, unless such President or Senior District Judge, as the case may be, is of the opinion that it becomes necessary that the case be heard and determined by a Full Court consisting of not more than three judges. In criminal matters the jurisdiction of the District Court is exercised by the members sitting singly and is of a summary nature. A President or a Senior District Judge or a District Judge sitting alone has power to try any offence punishable with imprisonment up to 3 years or with a fine up to C£2.000, or with both, and may order the payment of compensation up to C£3.000.

There is a Supreme Council of Judicature, consisting of the President and Judges of the Supreme Court, entrusted with the appointment, promotion, transfers, termination of appointment and disciplinary control over all judicial officers, other than the Judges of the Supreme Court.

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Judicial power is exercised by the Supreme Court, four District Courts used for civil and criminal offences and an Assize Court used for more serious criminal cases. All appeals are heard by the Supreme Court which can also issue final judgement in all cases of constitutional and administrative law.
http://www.laiki.com/cpbcyinf.nsf/governmentview/government?...


Assize Court
As a result of the enactment of the courts of Justice (Amendment) Law 1991 (No.136/91) there has been constituted a Permanent Assize Court as from 6/5/91 which deals with cases within the jurisdiction of an Assize Court for all districts of Cyprus. The Assize Court has unlimited criminal jurisdiction and may order the payment of compensation up to C£3.000.

Confieso mi total ignorancia con la palabra, pero dadas las respuestas ya propuestas, parece ser un tribunal de segunda instancia. Si este es el caso, me parece acertada la respuesta de THIERRY. Al momento de traducir un documento extenso, si bien es importante la consistencia de terminos traducidos, tambien lo es la importancia de caer en redundancias; asi pues, creo que TRIBUNAL DE ALZADA puede usarse como sinonimo. TRIBUNAL SUPERIOR, TRIBUNAL REVISOR, TRIBUNAL DE ALZADA, TRIBUNAL DE SEGUNDA INSTANCIA, ETC.

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Yo mas bien diria TRIBUNAL SUPERIOR, sin especificar el area de Derecho, pues el original no lo describe.

as·size (ə-sîz')
n.

A session of a court.
A decree or edict rendered at such a session.

An ordinance regulating weights and measures and the weights and prices of articles of consumption.
The standards so established.
Law. A judicial inquest, the writ by which it is instituted, or the verdict of the jurors.
assizes.
One of the periodic court sessions formerly held in each of the counties of England and Wales for the trial of civil or criminal cases.
The time or place of such sessions.
[Middle English assise, from Old French, from past participle of asseoir, to seat, from Latin assidçre, to sit beside. See assiduous.]

Considerando todas las investigaciones realizadas, llego a la conclusión que es un Tribunal de Alzada (con el límite de 3.000 libras) para asuntos criminales. Sin duda, un tribunal superior. Propongo mantener el nombre original, seguido de la traducción entre paréntesis y de una Nota del Traductor explicando el límite (o alzada) de tres mil libras.