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The event was organized by the Frederick University Law Department, the House of Cyprus and the Legal Library, the largest publisher of legal science books in Greece and Cyprus.
The event was welcomed by the Ambassador of Cyprus to Greece, Mr. Kyriakos Kenevezos, the Rector of the University of Frederick, Professor George Demosthenous, the Head of the Scientific Department of the Law Library, Ms Marina Tsikouri and the President of the Plenary Session of the Greek Bar Associations, Mr Dimitrios Vervesos.[/B]
Professor Demosthenous thanked Mrs. Tsikouri for the cooperation of the publishing house Legal Library in the publication and promotion of the scientific work of the members of the academic staff of the Department of Law and congratulated the lecturers for their rich and multidisciplinary work, which contributes to the development of legal scholarship at the local and European level and shapes the Frederick University Law School. Prof. Demosthenous also thanked the Ambassador, Mr. Kenevezos, for hosting him in a place where he was visiting for the third time, noting that he visited the House of Cyprus first as a student in Athens and then as Minister of Education of the Republic of Cyprus.
In his own greeting, the Ambassador of Cyprus to Greece, Mr. Kyriakos Kenevezos, referred to Frederick University's contribution to the development of higher education in Cyprus, noting that through the prestigious, published scientific work of the distinguished academic staff of the Department of Law, the scientific knowledge and research promoted by Frederick University is reflected in order to create new development opportunities for Cyprus.
The event was also attended by Mr. Dimitrios Vervesos, President of the Plenary of the Greek Bar Associations and President of the Athens Bar Association who, after praising the work carried out at Frederick University, stressed that the graduates of Cypriot academic institutions who practice law in Athens "are not inferior to the knowledge of the graduates of Greek universities".
Ms. Tsikouri pointed out that in six years of cooperation between the Law Library and Frederick University, more than 30 works have been published which "cover a big gap in the Cypriot legal literature which is constantly enriched thanks to the efforts of the members of Frederick University."
This was followed by the presentations of the lecturers who, through the presentation of their writings, highlighted contemporary trends in legal science and linked them to developments in the field of law in Cyprus and Greece:
Professor Christos Clerides,[/B] President of the Cyprus Bar Association and the Department of Law of Frederick University, first referred to the developments recorded in legal science in Cyprus with the revision of the country's legal framework and the modernization of the Family Law which is expected soon. He then referred to the "Cyprus Law of Indulgence", the "Cyprus Law of Evidence", the "Cyprus Legal System" and the "Bar in Cyprus" through his works of the same name.
Dr. Iliana Nicolaou, former Commissioner for Administration of the Republic of Cyprus and Associate Professor in the Department of Law at Frederick University, spoke on Cyprus Administrative Law, Fundamental Principles and Judicial Review and the "Cyprus Administrative Procedure Manual".
Assistant Professor Vasiliki Karagouni referred to her book "The Defence against Public Protocols" on the issue of the protection of public property in Greece and Cyprus and to the freely accessible online project "Establishing the European area of justice" on the protection of fundamental rights, which she edited in collaboration with Assistant Professor Konstantinos Kouroupi.
Dr Kouroupis further referred to European Law and Personal Data and New Technologies Law, aspects of the EU's digital agenda and the legal dimension of artificial intelligence as analysed in his book "Privacy and Security in light of the European Digital Agenda" and the right to health in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic. He also spoke about the collective work Protection of Women and Children in Armed Conflicts.
Assistant Professor Yannis Voudouris referred to his two publications with the Law Library: the monograph "Maritime Alliances and EU Competition Law" and the textbook "Perceptions of Law in the Archaic Era".
Assistant Professor Maria Stylianidou referred to her book "Avoiding double inheritance taxation - The contribution of Greek law in addressing the problem" and the study on "Protection of public interest witnesses' employees in the public sector/Whistleblowers in International Organizations and in European States".
Assistant Professor Haris Apostolopoulos, spoke about the business judgement rule, through which negligent acts of mismanagement due to negligence are given immunity.
The event was moderated by Dr. Panagiotis Degleris, Associate Professor and Vice-Chairman of the Department of Law at Frederick University, who gave a brief historical reference to the applicable law in Cyprus and Greece and the developments in the legal system of both countries.
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