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MFHR CONFERENCE: FROM UNRAVELLING COMMITMENTS TO REINFORCING UNIVERSALITY: REAFFIRMING INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW AMID WITHDRAWAL AND BACKSLIDING, 26.5.2026

The Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights (MFHR) is organising a one-day international conference on Tuesday, 26 May 2026, at the “Alkis Argyriades” Amphitheatre of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The conference aims to critically examine the current state of international human rights law in a period marked by…

ΘΕΡΙΝA ΜΑΘΗΜΑΤΑ ΔΙΕΘΝΟΥΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΤΗΣ ΝΟΜΙΚΗΣ ΣΧΟΛΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΕΘΝΙΚΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΚΑΠΟΔΙΣΤΡΙΑΚΟΥ ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΑΘΗΝΩΝ ΣΤΗΝ ΑΜΟΡΓΟ

O Τομέας Διεθνών Σπουδών με την ενεργή υποστήριξη του Athens Public International Law Center (Athens PIL) της Νομικής Σχολής του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (ΕΚΠΑ), διοργανώνει Κύκλο Θερινών Μαθημάτων Διεθνούς Δικαίου στο νησί της Αμοργού σε συνεργασία με τον οικείο Δήμο. Το πρώτο Θερινό Σχολείο θα λάβει χώρα στις 13-17…

2026 ATHENS INTERNATIONAL YOUNG SCHOLARS CONFERENCE ON SPACE LAW

2026 Athens International Young Scholars Conference on Space Law

Weaponising the Final Frontier: Outer Space Militarisation and the Legal Boundaries of Jus ad Bellum and Jus in Bello

11-12 September 2026

Venue: Athens, Greece

Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Call for papers

Professor Maria Gavouneli, Professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law and deputy director of the Athens Center for Public International Law - Athens PIL, has been honoured by the French Republic

PROFESSOR MARIA GAVOUNELI, PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AT THE FACULTY OF LAW AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE ATHENS CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW - ATHENS PIL, HAS BEEN HONOURED BY THE FRENCH REPUBLIC

The insignia of the Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur were bestowed upon Professor Gavouneli and Mr Margaritis Schinas, Minister of Rural Development & Food and ex Vice-President of the European Commission by M. Benjamin Haddad, Minister of European and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic on Saturday, 25 April 2026 at the French Embassy in…

Outstanding International Distinction at the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition 2026

OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL DISTINCTION AT THE PHILIP C. JESSUP INTERNATIONAL LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION 2026

The School of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Athens Public International Law Center (Athens PIL) is very proud to announce the outstanding achievement of its undergraduate student team at the international rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, held in Washington, D.C.,…

POSTPONEMENT OF 2026 ‘NICOLAS POLITIS’ LECTURE

It is announced that the “2026 Nicolas Politis” lecture, which was scheduled for Friday, 3 April, is postponed.

Further information regarding the rescheduling of the event will follow.

9.2.2026 - The Criminalization of Journalism and Dissent: How are courts being used to silence journalists and criminalize dissent around the world?

9.2.2026 - THE CRIMINALIZATION OF JOURNALISM AND DISSENT: HOW ARE COURTS BEING USED TO SILENCE JOURNALISTS AND CRIMINALIZE DISSENT AROUND THE WORLD?

📢 Join us on Monday, 9 February 2026 from 16:30 to 17:30 in the “Alkis Argyriades” Amphitheatre (Panepistimiou 30) for an open session organised by the Human Rights Institute, Columbia Law School, the Clooney Foundation for Justice and the Columbia Global Center Athens, in collaboration with the Athens Public International Law Center (Athens…

Call for Expressions of Interest:  MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: MSCA POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS 2026

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF)  are among Europe’s most prestigious awards for research excellence. They are designed to support the career development and training of researchers through international and intersectoral mobility.

The Athens Public International Law Center (Athens PIL) of the Law School-NKUA…

CEREMONIAL EVENT IN HONOUR OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE

Join us on 9 February 2026 at 18:00 at the Great Hall of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Main University Building, 30 Panepistimiou St) for the event “Democracy, the Rule of Law, Human Rights. The Council of Europe in the Face of Contemporary Challenges”, followed by the award ceremony conferring the “Lord Byron”…

BBNJ Roundtable Seminar in recognition of the BBNJ Agreement Entering Into Force 16 January 2026

BBNJ ROUNDTABLE SEMINAR IN RECOGNITION OF THE BBNJ AGREEMENT ENTERING INTO FORCE 16 JANUARY 2026

On Friday 16 January 2026, the Athens Public International Law Center (Athens PIL), National & Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and the World Maritime University-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute (WMU-GOI) co-hosted at the Senate room of the central building of the NKUA a ‘BBNJ Roundtable Seminar’ to celebrate the entry into force on 17…