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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.