25 Nov
Conference of the MFHR and the K. & A. Kyriazi Foundation: “Democracy in the face of contemporary challenges”
Issue:
DEMOCRACY AND CIVIC SPACE
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The presentation of the proceedings volume of the conference organized by the Faculty of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) in cooperation with the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR) “Interactions of the ECHR with the various branches of law” took place with great success on Tuesday, 4 November 2025, at the Auditorium of the Goethe Institute.
This collective volume, comprising 35 contributions, uniquely highlights the multifaceted and dynamic relationship between the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the national and international legal orders, demonstrating that the ECHR is a living instrument that permeates the core of state sovereignty, directly influencing legal and judicial practice.
During the event, speakers highlighted the decisive role of the ECHR in shaping the rule of law and ensuring the ongoing protection of fundamental rights. They emphasized the historical significance of the Convention, seventy-five years after its adoption, and its continuing impact on the case law of Greek and other European national courts, as well as on that of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).
The event program (in Greek) is available as a PDF file.
A summary of the main conclusions can be found here.
For those who were unable to attend in person, the full video recording of the event is available below.
Date/Time:
04 Nov 2025,
Where:
Goethe-Institut Athen (Auditorium), 14-16 Omirou St, P.C 106 72 Athens
Speakers:
Greetings: Professor Konstantinos Christodoulou, Dean of the Law School of the NKUA, Lila Karatza, Publishing Director at Nomiki Bibliothiki, Moderator: Niki Marioli, President of the Legal Council of the State, Agent of the Hellenic Republic at the ECHR, Speakers: Antonis Karampatzos, Professor of Civil Law, Law School, NKUA, Leonidas Kotsalis, Emeritus Professor of Criminal Law, Law School, NKUA, Ilias Mazos, Vice President of the Council of State