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CURRICULUM VITAE

CONSTANTINOS KOMBOS

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN PUBLIC LAW

2016

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I. Personal Details

Name, Surname: Constantinos Kombos

Sex: Male

Date and Place of Birth: 17th October 1976, Limassol, Cyprus

Nationality: Cypriot

Professional Address: Law Department,

University of Cyprus,

University House "Anastasios G. Leventis"

P.O. Box 20537, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus

Personal Postal Address: Riga Fereou 75, Limassol 3091, Cyprus.

Telephone number: +357 22 892926

Fax: +357 22 892920

E-mail : [email protected]

II. Education and Awards

Education (in reverse order)

2005 Ph.D., (University of Hull, U.K). Doctoral Thesis on “The Constitutional

Jurisprudence of the ECJ: A Micro-Macro Analysis”.

Under the supervision of Professor Patrick Birkinshaw and Professor Massimo La

Torre.

Examiners Prof. Stephen Weatherill, Jacques Delors Professor of European

Community Law, University of Oxford; Professor Andrea Biondi, Co-Director

mailto:[email protected]

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Centre of European Law, Kings College, London; Dr. Martina Kűnnecke,

University of Hull (internal examiner).

Ph. D. awarded unanimously and without need for any corrections.

2000 LLM in European Law, (University of Cambridge, U.K., Corpus Christi

College).

Dissertation Thesis on European Constitutional Law (under the supervision of

Professor Philip Allott), awarded First class.

1999 LLB (University of Hull, U.K.)

Awards Received (in reverse order)

2001-2003A.G.Leventis Foundation, Doctoral Research Grant

2000-2001Josephine Onoh Memorial Scholarship, University of Hull

1999-2000 Scholarship by the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust

1999 Andrew Marvell Jackson Prize/Lewenstein Prize Fund, University of Hull

1999 German Public Law Prize, University of Hull

1996-1999 Scholarship by Cypriot Government (Cyprus State Scholarship

Foundation)

III. Professional Experience: Academic Appointments and Teaching

Academic Appointments (in reverse order)

2016-present: Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cyprus

2011- 2016: Assistant Professor in Public Law, University of Cyprus

2006-2011: Lecturer in Public law, University of Cyprus

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2003-2006: Lecturer in EU Law, University of Hull

2001-2003: Graduate Teaching Assistant (Independent Teaching), University

of Hull

Teaching Experience (in reverse order)

As Lecturer and Assistant Professor,University of Cyprus (2006-present)

Designed, convened and taught in full the following:

Constitutional Law of the Republic of Cyprus (Mandatory module)

European Union Law I (Mandatory module)

European Law II (Mandatory module)

Legal Method (Mandatory module)

European Public Law (Elective module)

Comparative Law (Elective Module)

Cypriot Public Law (Elective Module)

As Lecturer in EU Law, University of Hull (2003-2006)

Undergraduate level (lectures, tutorials and seminars)- An average of 130

teaching hours per year

Μodules included: European Union Law, Public Law and the Constitution,

Administrative Law, Comparative Law, European Public Law I and II, Legal

Theory, Legal Skills

Postgraduate level (lectures, tutorials and seminars): European Union Law,

Public Law and the Constitution, European Public Law I and II

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Module Convenor, at Undergraduate and Postgraduate Levels, for: European

Union Law, Public Law and the Constitution, European Public Law I,

Comparative Law

Designed the introduction of the module “Judicial Activism” for the academic

year 2006-2007 as an Optional Module for both undergraduate and postgraduate

levels

Supervised three LLM Dissertations

Other Teaching

Police Academy, Republic of Cyprus (2008-present)

Instructor on Protection for Human Rights (for cadettes and officers)

Instructor on Constitutional Law (for cadettes and officers)

Instructor on EU Institutional Law (for cadettes and officers)

Instructor on Schengen Area

Confederation of Cypriot Workers (2008-present)

Instructor on Social Rights, Employment law and Employment Rights

(National, ECHR and EU law dimensions)

The ILO System

Instructor on EU Procedural Law and Social Policy Law

Open University, Cyprus (2013-2015)

Designed the Module “Constitutional and EU law” for the degree on Police

Studies (2013-2015)

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Cyprus Tourism Organisation (2012 & 2014)

Taught Cypriot Constitutional History

Academy of European Public Law/European Public Law Organisation (2016)

Teaching European Public Law and EU Constitutional Principles

Summer School on European Commercial Law, Haim Striks Law School, College of

Management, Israel & University of Cyprus (2016)

Teaching EU Economic Law

IV. Advisory Activities and Appointments (in reverse order)

Ongoing

Appointed by the President of the Republic of Cyprus as member of the

Working Group on Legal and Constitutional Issues-advising the President of

the Republic (2016-present)


Working Group on Governance (executive, legislative, judicial powers)-

advising the President of the Republic (2016-present)


Working Group on EU Matters-advising the President of the Republic (2016-

present)


Working Group on Transitional Arrangements/Entry into Force-advising the

President of the Republic (2016-present)

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Technical Committee/Working Group on EU Matters-participation in the

negotiations (2015-present)

Appointed by the President of the Republic of Cyprus as member of the legal

team advising the President of the Republic of Cyprus and the Greek Cypriot

negotiator on the ongoing negotiations for the settlement of the Cyprus Problem

(2014-present)

Appointed by the Negotiator as Member of the Working Group on the

elaboration of Federal Laws to be adopted simultaneously with the entry into

force of a settlement agreement (2015-present)

Main Legal Advisor for the Cyprus Workers’ Confederation Union on

matters of Privatization and in the context of introducing the Privatization Law

2014 and the subsequent process (February 2014-present)

Appointed as Chairman of the Committee on Social Sciences and Legal Studies

of the Council of Recognition of Higher Qualifications (KYSATS) (2013-

present)

Concluded

Appointed by the Supreme Court to conduct a statistical analysis in relation to

the development of the case law and the work-load (appeal level) between 1960-

2015 (Submitted January 2016)

Appointed by President of House of Representatives to provide a Legal

Opinion on the FratelliCostanzo Principle and on its Impact on the Powers of

legislature and on Cypriot constitutional Law (May 2015)

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Appointed (with Aris Constantinides) by the House of Representatives to

report on the need to reform the legislative framework on Conflict of Interest

for all public (elected and appointed) officials (February 2015, report submitted

in April 2015, new legislation pending before Parliament)

Appointed by the Attorney Generalas Agent (Lawyer) for the Republic of

Cyprus before the CJEU for Opinion 2/13, Accession of the EU to the ECHR

(hearing 05 & 06/05/2014)


Group of Experts on EU Matter in the context of codifying the Greek Cypriot

views (2014)

Appointed by the Council of the University of Cyprus as Chairman of the

Special Committee tasked with conducting an Inquiry into the operation of the

Oceanographic Centre (May 2014, Report submitted in January 2015)

Appeared as ‘Expert Witness’ before the Legal Affairs Committee of the

House of Representatives, in relation to the adoption and subsequent

amendment of the Law relating to the Preliminary Reference procedure (4

times between 2007-2009)

V. Administrative, Academic Roles and Reporting Duties

Academic Administrative Roles (in chronological order)

Publicity Officer (2003-2005, University of Hull)

Year Two Coordinator (2005, University of Hull)

Member of the Learning and Teaching Committee(2004-2006, University of

Hull)

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Member of the Special Circumstances Committee (2005-2006, University of

Hull)

Member of the Special Circumstances Committee (2006-present, Law

Department, University of Cyprus. Chairman since 2013)

Member of the Curriculum Committee(2006-present, Law Department,

University of Cyprus. Chairman since 2013)

Chairman of the Research and Publications Committee (2006-present, Law

Department, University of Cyprus)

Member of the Student Disciplinary Committee of the University of Cyprus

(2006-present)

Vice-President of the Student Disciplinary Committee of the University of

Cyprus (2013-present)

Member of the Ad Hoc Committee on Regulations and Procedures (2012-2013,

University of Cyprus)

Member of the Ad Hoc Committee on Amendment of Disciplinary Rules for

Academic Staff (2012-2013, University of Cyprus)

Founder and Chairman of the Cypriot Society for Comparative Law (2014-

present, Member of the International Academy of Comparative Law)

Member of the Board of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Education (2014-

present, University of Cyprus)

Member of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Introduction of University

Ombudsman (2012, University of Cyprus)

Member of the Public Relations Committee of the Law Department (2016-

present, University of Cyprus)

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Participation in Editorial Boards

Cyprus Human Rights Law Review (Editor, Scientific Committee), Belgium,

Intersentia

Reviewer/Referee

European Public Law Journal

Electronic Journal of Comparative Law

Common Market Law Review

Membership of Associations

Institute of European Public Law, University of Hull, Memberof Board

The International Association of Constitutional Law/L'Association

Internationale de Droit Constitutionnel-Member

International Academy of Comparative Law- Member, National Executive

Representative

Observatory on Local Autonomy (OLA Network Local Government, University

of Lille), Member and National Reporter for Cyprus

National Association for European Law-Member

British Institute of International and Comparative Law-Member

FIDE (Fédération Internationale pour le Droit Européen)- Member of the

Cypriot Executive Board

Cypriot Society for Comparative Law- Chairman

CEPOL - European Police College, Member

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Reporter Duties

National co-reporter for the United Kingdom in 2006 Congress of the

International Academy of Comparative Law on the theme of European

Constitutionalism

National reporter for Cyprus in 2009 on Citizens consular assistance regulation

in Europe (CARE)

National co-reporter for Cyprus to the 2012 FIDE (Fédération Internationale

pour le Droit Européen) Congress for the thematic unit on Human Rights post

Lisbon

National reporter for Cyprus to the 2014 FIDE (Fédération Internationale pour

le Droit Européen)Congress for the thematic uniton Union Citizenship

National reporter for Cyprus to the 2014 Congress of the International

Academy of Comparative Law on the theme of Whistleblowing

National reporter for Cyprus to the 2014 Congress of the International

Academy of Comparative Law on the theme of Social Rights

National reporter for Cyprus to the 2015Observatory on Local Autonomy (OLA

Network Local Government, University of Lille) on Local Governance

National reporter for Cyprus to the 2016 FIDE Congress for the thematic unit

on theDivision of competences and regulatory powers between the EU and

the Member States

VI. Research Projects (Coordinator)

Co-ordinator of the Research project funded by the Research Promotion

Foundation-Cyprus/European Regional Development Fund, with the title“The

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Creation of a Database for the Case law of the Supreme Court of Cyprus and

the Comparative Study of the Application of European Public Law in three

European States”

1. Budget 99710 euro, starting date 01/12/2008 and ended 01/01/2010 (on

time and under budget)

2. Participants included the Library(University of Cyprus), University of

Technology, Sydney, the Institute of European Public Law (University

of Hull) and the European Public Law Centre, Athens, Greece.

3. End User the Law Bar Association of Cyprus and the University of

Cyprus.

4. Research Outcomes: creation of an open, free access legal database

containing all the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court of Cyprus,

induction in the Worldlii network of legal databases, edited book on

European Public Law, establishment of the “UCY Working Papers in

Law” Series (a refereed, free access, online series of papers in law)

Project Coordinator, “The Doctrine of Necessity in Comparative Perspective”,

funded by the University of Cyprus, budget 70000 euro, starting date

01/09/2010 and ended 01/09/2012

Project Coordinator, “Re-constituting the Cypriot Constitution”, funded by the

A.G. Leventis Foundation, budget 18000 euro, started in May 2014 and

concluded in January 2016. Research Outcomes (beyond international

publications):

1. Report on Political Parties and Vigilant Democracy

2. Report on The Namibia Case and its impact on the Cypriot

Setting

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3. Report on the Application of the EU Charter in Cyprus:

Statistical and Substantive Analysis

Applicant for ERC Consolidator Grant 2015-16 on the Principle of Primacy of

EU law and National Constitutional Law (1.2 million euros proposed budget)

VII. Participation in Research Projects

“Report on Cyprus”, National Reporter for “Administration without Frontiers?

European Migration Law", Academy of European Public Law, European Public

Law Organization, 2008.

“Report on Cyprus”, National Reporter for “Study on Member States’

Legislations and Practices in the Field of Consular Protection”, Instituto

Europeo de Derecho, Barcelona, Spain, 2009

“Report on Cyprus”, National Reporter for “Comparative study on sanctions

and time limits in the Member States and EFTA/EEA countries (Iceland,

Norway and Liechtenstein) in the field of gender and anti discrimination”,

Instituto Europeo de Derecho, Barcelona, Spain, 2009

“Report on Cyprus”, National Co-Reporter for “CARE - CitizensConsular

Assistance Regulation in Europe”, Istituto di Teoria e Tecniche

dell'Informazione Giuridica del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Firenze,

2009

Observatory on Local Autonomy (OLA Network Local Government, University

of Lille) 2010-present

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National expert on Cyprus, Project “The Role and Future of National

Constitutions in European and Global Governance”, in the framework of the

European Research Council Agreement No. 284316, 2014-2015

VIII.Publications and other works

Selected publications and research works

Books

Kombos, C., The European Court of Justice and Judicial Activism: Myth or

Reality? (Athens, Thessaloniki: Sakkoulas, 2010)

Kombos, C. (ed), Studies in European Public Law: Thematic and Post-National

Perspectives(Athens, Thessaloniki: Sakkoulas, 2010)

Kombos, C., The Doctrine of Necessity in Constitutional Law (Athens,

Thessaloniki: Sakkoulas, 2015)

Kombos, C., The Impact of EU law on Cypriot Public Law (Athens,

Thessaloniki: Sakkoulas, 2015)

Kombos, C. and Constantinides, A., KritonTornaritis: A Selection of Writings

with Contemporary Comments, (Nomiki Vivliothiki, 2016, in print)

Books Under Contract (confirmation by publisher provided)

Kombos, C., Cypriot Constitutional Law (Nomiki Vivliothiki, 2016,

forthcoming, under contract), in the context of research project funded by the

Leventis Foundation on Re-constituting the Cypriot Constitution.

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Kombos, C., The Primacy of EU Law: Contending Constitutional Narratives

(Berlin: Springer Publishing, 2017, forthcoming, under contract)

Kombos, C., Action for Annulment and Locus Standi in EU administrative law

(Berlin: LIT-Verlag Publishing, 2017, forthcoming, under contract)

Chapters in Books and Articles in Refereed Journals (selection)

Kombos, C., “The Recent Case Law on Locus Standi of Private Applicants

under Art. 230 (4) EC: A Missed Opportunity or A Velvet Revolution?”,

European Integration online Papers (EIoP) Vol. 9 (2005) N° 17, pp. 1-22

Kombos, C., “Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Freedoms: A Symbiosis

on the Basis of Subsidiarity”, (2006) 12 (3) European Public Law 433-460

Kombos, C., “Locus Standi of Representative Groups in the Shadow of

Plaumann: Limitations and Possible Solutions”, (2006) 47 (4) Acta Juridical

Hungarica 373-404

Kombos, C. and Hadjisolomou, M., “Human Rights and Humanitarian Law: a

Dichotomy Transcended?”, (2006) 10 (1) Mediterranean Journal of Human

Rights 113-132

Kombos, C. and Hadjisolomou, M., “The Traditional Distinction between

International and Internal Armed Conflict: Legal Artefact or Legal Fact?”,

(2006) 10 (2) Mediterranean Journal of Human Rights 139-156

Kombos, C. and Hadjisolomou, M., “The Mechanisms Used by the ILO and the

EU in Combating Employment Discrimination in Pay: Converging

Divergence?”, Electronic Journal of Comparative Law, vol 11.2, September

2007, pp. 1-39

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Kombos, C., “A Paradox in the Making: Detecting Something Positive in UPA

Under the Ten Kate Effect”, (2009) 15 (4) European Law Journal 506-535

Birkinshaw, P. and Kombos, C., “The UK Approach to the Emergence of

European Constitutionalism - Repositioning the Debate: Departure from

Constitutional Ontology and the Introduction of the Typological Discussion”,

in Arnold, R., The Emergence of European Constitutional Law, (Athens:

Sakkoulas and Brussels: Bruylant, 2009), p. 35-75

Kombos, C., “The Esoteric Dimension of Constitutional Pluralism”, in

Birkinshaw, P. and Varney, M. (ed), The End of the 1992 Legal Order, (Kluwer,

2010), pp. 291-323

Kombos, C., “The Supreme Court’s of Cyprus and the CJEU’s Approach to

Standing for Judicial Review and to the Preliminary Reference Procedure”

(2010) 16 (3) European Public Law 327-355

Kombos, C., “The Judiciary in Federal Systems”, in Krispi, A. and

Constantinides, A., Cyprus Problem in Evolution – International Dimension,

Issues of Governance, Human Rights (Athens: Sakkoulas: 2010), pp. 81-113

Kombos, C., “Le Droit de la Nècessitè à Chypre”, in Agapiou, K. and Rossetto,

J., La singularité de Chypre dansl'Unioneuropéenne (Paris: Mare and Martin,

2012), pp. 371-405

Kombos, C., and Pantazi, A., “Human Rights post Lisbon-Cypriot Report”, in

Laffranque.J., The protection of fundamental rights post-Lisbon: the interaction

between the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the

European Convention on Human Rights and national constitutions: FIDE 2012

Congress, Human Rights Thematic Unit (Tallinn: TUP, 2012), pp. 302-354

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Kombos, C.,“Trade Union Representation in Cyprus: the right of association”,

in La Mechia, C., Representing Employee Interests: Trade Union systems within

the EU, (CGIL, funded by the EU Commission) (Albacete: Editorial Bomarzo,

2013),pp. 101-135 (in English and Italian)

Kombos, C., “Legitimacy and Judicial Activism: CJEU and Supreme Court of

Cyprus”, in Stragkas, I. et al.,Justification, Legitimacy and Law, Legal theory

Series, Volume 6, (Sakkoulas, Nomos, L’ Harmattan, 2014), pp. 1421-1455 (in

Greek)

Kombos, C., Arestis, G., Kyriakou, N., “Human Rights in Cyprus: An

Overview”, inMerten, D. und Papier, H-J., Handbook of fundamental rights in

Germany and Europe, (Heidelberg: C.F. Müller Verlag, 2016, forthcoming,

approved March 2015) (in German)

Kombos, C., “National Report for Cyprus”, in Jacqueson, C. et al., FIDE

Congress 2014: Union Citizenship, Volume 2 (Copenhagen: Djøf Publishing,

2014), pp. 385-439

Kombos, C., and Shaelou, S., “The Cypriot Constitution under the Impact of

EU law: An Asymmetrical Formation”, in Albi, A. and Bardutzky, S. (eds.) The

Role of National Constitutions in European and Global Governance (T.M.C.

Asser Press, forthcoming 2016, 53 pages, approved March 2016)

Kombos, C., Arestis, G., Constantinides, A.,Paraskeva, C.,“Social Rights in

Cyprus”,in Iliopoulos-Strangas, J. (ed.), SozialeGrundrechte in Europa nach

Lissabon – EinerechtsvergleichendeUntersuchung der nationalen

Rechtsordnungen und des europäischen Rechts, Volume II, (2016, forthcoming,

approved September 2012)-(in German)

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Kombos, C., “Data Retention and Protection of Human Rights: Beyond the Call

of Duty” (2015) 21 (2) European Public Law 411-429

Kombos, C., “Protection and support for Whistleblowers: The Cypriot

Experience”, in Thuesing, G. and Forst, G. (eds), Whistleblowing-A

Comparative Study. IusComparatum-Global Studies in Comparative Law,

Volume 16 (Springer International Publishing, 2016), pp. 101-115

Kombos, C., “Social Rights in the Republic of Cyprus”, Wojtyczek, K. (ed),

Social and Economic Rights as Fundamental Rights,(Den Haag: Eleven

International Publishing, 2016), pp. 57-86

Kombos, C., “Commentary on Articles 158-161 TFEU”, in Blanke, H-J. and

Mangiamelli, S. (eds), TFEU: a Commentary, (Springer, 2016, forthcoming,

approved March 2016)

Kombos, C.and Theodosiou, A., “Freedom of Expression and Religion: the

Coexistence in the Cypriot Constitutional Order”, in Synodinou, T. et al.,

Freedom of Expression of Journalists and Caricaturists (Athens: Sakkoulas,

2016), pp. 3-35 (in Greek)

Kombos, C.,“Local Administration in the Republic of Cyprus,” National Report

for Observatory of Local Government (OLA), University of Lille (online

publication, 81 pages, approved February 2016, available at http://www.ola-

europe.com/index.php?eID=tx_nawsecuredl&u=0&file=fileadmin/user_uploa

d/ressources/monographie/mono_en/mono_chypre_en_2015.pdf&t=14784201

87&hash=12e6dff06fef34df7ffa6ded61294708)

Kombos, C., “The Impact of the Economic Crisis on the Functioning of

Institutions: the Cypriot Experience”, in Tarchi, Merlonni, Pioggia,

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Crisieconomica ed impatto sulle istituzioni nazionali(2016, forthcoming, 30

pages, approved February 2016)

Kombos, C., “Division of Competences-The Cyprus Report”, in Ziller, J. et al,

Division of Competences and Regulatory Powers Between the EU and

the Member States, Topic III,(WoltersKluwer, 2016), pp. 89-114

Kombos, C.,“The ‘Economy of the Procedure’ and Locus Standi: Ad Hoc

Liberalising of Article 263 (4) TFEU?”Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal

Studies (under review)

Book Reviews

Barrows, N. and Greaves, R.,The Advocate General and EC Law (Oxford

University Press, 2007), in (2009) 15 European Public Law 139

Countouris, N., The Changing Law of the Employment Relationship (Ashgate,

2007), in (2009) 13 (4) Electronic Journal of Comparative Law

Piris, J-C., The Constitution of Europe: A Legal Analysis, (Cambridge

University Press, 2006), in (2007) 44 Common Market Law Review 205

IX. Papers Presented in International Conferences (selection)

“The UK Approach to the Emergence of European Constitutionalism-

Repositioning the Debate: Departure from Constitutional Ontology and the

Introduction of the Typological Discussion”, National Co-Reporter for the UK,

‘XVIIth Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law, Unit The

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emergence of a European constitutional law’, 16-22 July 2006, Utrecht, The

Netherlands

"Constitutional Polynomia: Divergence, Convergence and their Parallels",

Conference ‘European Constitution and National Constitutions’, Jagiellonian

University, Krakow, Poland, 21-24 Oct. 2007

“The post accession Harmonization with EC law in the Republic of Cyprus:

Constitutional Constraints and Gaps”, Conference ‘Theory and Practice of

Harmonisation’, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London, Tuesday 24 June

to Thursday 26 June 2008

“Report on Cyprus”, National Reporter for Conference “Administration without

Frontiers? European Migration Law", Academy of European Public Law,

European Public Law Organization, Cape Sounio, Greece, September 2008

“Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Freedoms”, Annual Conference of CoE

in Foundations of European Law and Polity Research: ‘The Many Constitutions

of Europe’, Helsinki, 12 – 14 May 2009

“European Administrative Law as a Non Isomorphic Concept: the Role of

Convergence”, First REALaw Research Forum, Groningen, 3rd June 2009

“Multilevel Constitutionalism”, Conference ‘The End of the Post 1992

European Order?’,Institute of European Public Law, University of Hull, 25 –

26 June 2009

“The post accession Harmonization with EC law in the Republic of Cyprus:

Constitutional Constraints and Gaps”, Conference ‘Theory and Practice of

Harmonisation’, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London, Tuesday 24 June

to Thursday 26 June 2009

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“The Non-Symbolic Constitution of the EU” VIIIth World Congress

Constitutional Law on Constitutional Principles, Mexico, 6 – 10 December

2010, Association of Constitutional Law, Workshop 18: Constitutional

Implications of Regional Integration, December 9th, 2010

CGIL Italy, Trade Union Representation in the EU, National reporter for

Cyprus, July 2011, Rome

“Pluralism and EU law”, Leiden 2011

“Judicial Activism and the ECJ”, London 2011

“European Law on Law Faculties of the New Member States”, Košice

(Slovakia) October 12th – 13th, 2011. Organized by the Institute of European

Law (Faculty of Law, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice), the Slovak

Association of European Law (member of FIDE) and the European Commission

Office in Slovakia.

Greek Legal Philosophy Society, 06-08 June 2012, “Judicial Activism in the

Supreme Court of Cyprus”


Cyprus, February 2012, Rome


Cyprus, April 2012, London


Cyprus, 30 November 2012, Limassol (Chair)

Bruges, Belgium, The Treaty of Lisbon and Human Rights, 16/11/2012,

Organised by the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the EU and

the College of Europe, Bruges

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The Future of European Law & Policy, Third Conference on European Law &

Policy in Context, 28th - 29th June 2012, Birmingham University, title of

presentation is "Judicial Activism and the Court of Justice of the EU”

State Liability after the 20th year Landmark: the story so far, for the Socio-Legal

Studies Association, Leicester De Montfort Law School, 3–5 April 2012

“Sovereignty of the People and the Hierarchical Supremacy of the Constitution:

The Evolution of the Cypriot Paradigm”, University of Cyprus and Centre for

European Constitutional Law - Themistocles and Dimitris Tsatsos Foundation

(CECL),Conference “Crossroads of Legal Philosophy”, 29 September 2012

“Citizenship as a post-national concept”, Nicosia, December 2012, European

University Cyprus

“The Economic Crisis as a Constitutional Crisis”, University of Hull, November

2013

“Constitutional Vocabulary and Cacophony”, University of Cyprus, Conference

“Legal Analyses of the Joint Declaration of the 11th February 2014 on Cyprus

Talks”, February 2014

“The Doctrine of Necessity in Cyprus”, University of Nicosia, May 2014

“The Cypriot Constitution Under EU Law”, University of Kent, August 2015

“Data Retention and the Cypriot Paradigm”, European University Cyprus

February 2016

“Constitutional Interpretation in Times of Crisis: in the Courts we Trust?”, work

in progress seminar, NUS (Singapore) Law School, 17 October 2016

X. Organisation of Conferences, Colloquia, Public Lectures

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Organizer, Colloquium “Harmonisation in Practice: the Paradigm of European

Public Law", 18th October 2008, University of Cyprus

Organizer, “The Judicial Protection by the European Court of Justice”, with the

participation of the President of the CJEU, Judge Vasilios Skouris, Judge Arestis

Georgios, CJEU, Judge Savvas Papasavvas, General Court and Ionas Nicolaou,

(then) Chairman of the Legal Affairs Committee, House of Representatives.

University of Cyprus, 18 February 2009

Organizer, “Presentation of Results of Research Project funded by the Research

Promotion Foundation”, University of Cyprus, 21 January 2010

Organizer, “50 Years of the Cypriot Constitution”, University of Cyprus, 19-20

November 2010

Coordinator, Public Lecture, Professor Nikiforos Diamandouros, European

Ombudsman, “Good Administration, Accountability, Rule of Law: the Role of the

Ombudsman”, University of Cyprus, 18 September 2012

Organizer, Guest Lecture, Geraud Sajust de Bergues de Escalup, Deputy Director

of the Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Agent of France

before the Court of Justice of the European Union, “The Member States of the

European Union before the Union's Courts, viewed through the Case of France”, 26

April 2013, University of Cyprus

Organizer, “The Economic Crisis and the Law”, University of Cyprus in

cooperation with the Centre for European Constitutional Law - Themistocles and

Dimitris Tsatsos Foundation (CECL), October 2013

Co-organizer, “Legal Analyses of the Joint Declarationof the 11thFebruary 2014 on

Cyprus Talks”, February 2014

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