Stephanie Laulhe Shaelou (Lead National Researcher) has lectured, researched, supervised, transferred knowledge and run externally funded projects in several universities throughout Europe including Cyprus and the UK for the past 15 years. She is currently Professor of European Law and Reform and Head of the School of Law of the University of Central Lancashire in Cyprus (UCLan Cyprus). She supervises numerous LLM dissertations and PhDs in fields related to her own research including on the financial crisis, migration crisis, EU Citizenship, socio-economic rights in times of crisis, Brexit, privacy and other current issues in EU law. She is a certified Mediator as well as a Data Protection Officer and is very active in the organisation and delivery of CPD courses at the School of Law (https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/short-course/law-academy/). She belongs to networks of academic or professional experts at the national and EU level, is an expert of the European Commission and its agencies, and currently participates to the Horizon 2020 Sherpa project looking at smart information systems and human rights (https://www.project-sherpa.eu/). She has been a legal expert for the Legal Services of the Republic of Cyprus assisting the Commission of Inquiry on the collapse of the cooperative bank (2018-19). She is the Founding Member and Director of the non-profit organisation ICLAIM (Interdisciplinary Centre for Law, Alternative and Innovative Methods) which is used as a social enterprise vehicle for social and community projects having an impact on the society (see www.iclaimcentre.org). View her full academic profile at https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/academic/dr-laulhe-shaelou-stephanie/
LOCAL RESEARCHERS - CYPRUS
Andrea Manoli is an Associate Lecturer at the School of Law, University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus Campus (UCLan Cyprus) and the Research Fellow of the Jean Monnet Module on European Union Law and Governance in Populist Times, School of Law, UCLan Cyprus (https://eupopulism.eu/). She is in the final stages of her PhD in Law at the University of Central Lancashire (Lancashire, UK- expected submission December 2020). Her PhD focuses on the lack of children protection within the different de facto and de jure administrative jurisdiction in the Island of Cyprus, with a special reference to children victims of sexual exploitation. Andrea holds an LLM in International Commercial law, MA in Security and Diplomacy, TEFL and she is a Certified Arbitrator. She is also a Research Scholar for the non-profit organisation ICLAIM (Interdisciplinary Centre for Law, Alternative and Innovative Methods), which is used as a social enterprise vehicle for social and community projects having an impact on the society (see www.iclaimcentre.org). She is a non-practising member of the Cyprus Bar Association.
Nasia Hadjigeorgiou is an Assistant Professor in Human Rights and Transitional Justice at the University of Central Lancashire Cyprus, where she is teaching, or has taught, among others, Human Rights, Public International Law, Public Law, Criminal Law and Peacebuilding and the Law. She holds an LLB with First Class Honours from University College London (2006-2009), an LLM from the University of Cambridge (2009-2010) and a PhD from King’s College London (2011-2015). A development of her PhD thesis, which is forthcoming with Hart Publishing in January 2020 as a monograph, is entitled ‘Protecting Human Rights and Building Peace in Post-violence Societies: An Underexplored Relationship’ and focuses on the protection of human rights in Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Ireland and South Africa. She is the editor of an edited book entitled ‘Identity, Belonging and Human Rights’ and has published a range of peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in the area of human rights in Cyprus and elsewhere, in both Greek and English. Finally, she has presented at conferences at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, the London School of Economics, King’s College London, Nottingham, Haifa, Tel-Aviv, Copenhagen, Cyprus and Ghent. Dr Hadjigeorgiou has been awarded the Graduate School Studentship from King’s College London (2011-2014), the Leventis Scholarship for academic excellence and research potential (2012-2014) and the Cyprus State Scholarship for academic excellence (2009-2010).
Natalie Alkiviadou is a Lecturer in European Union Law and Human Rights. Her research expertise lies in human rights, international and European law with a focus on the legal regulation of the far-right as well as particular aspects of the far-right to include online and offline hate speech, the regulation of internet hate and hate crime. Her monograph ‘The Far-Right in International and European Law’ was published by Routledge in May 2019 and her monograph ‘Legal Challenges to the Far-Right: Lessons from England and Wales’ will be published by Routledge in December 2019.
Nadia Kornioti is a lawyer, holding an LLB from the University of Leicester (UK) and an LLM in Public International Law from University College London (UK). She is currently a PhD candidate and an Associate Lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire (Cyprus Campus). She has previous work experience in policy and advocacy with a number of international, regional and Cypriot institutions. Since working closely with vulnerable groups of people, primarily in the area of Migration and Asylum, she has developed an academic and empirical interest in Access to Justice in Cyprus and globally.
Despina Christofi is a Lecturer in International Commercial Arbitration and Investment Law in UCLan Cyprus. She holds a PhD in Law (University of Central Lancashire, 2018), an LLM in International Commercial Law (University of Glasgow, 2014) and an LLB (Hons) (University of Leicester, 2013). Her research interests evolve around EU economic and financial governance in times of crisis, European Banking Union, banking supervision and regulation, harmonization of Private International law in the EU, Alternative Dispute Resolution methods and International Investment Arbitration. During 2014-2017, she was a Research Assistant, Jean Monnet Module running at the Law School of UCLan Cyprus, ‘The Law of Financial and Economic Governance in the EU’ (FecoGov). Among the modules she teaches on the LLB and LLM are Banking and Financial Services Regulation, Law of International Financial Transactions, Private International Law, International Commercial Litigation, International Commercial Arbitration, International Commercial Mediation and Commercial Law. In September 2018, she successfully completed the UCLan Civil and Commercial Mediation training Course, which is a registered Civil/ Commercial Mediation Training Course (CMC). Furthermore, she is the administrator of the delivery of Continuous Professional Development courses organised by the School of Law, UCLan Cyprus. Finally, she has been actively involved in giving expert legal opinions in EU financial crisis law and banking law for Cypriot law firms and legal authoritie.
Demetra Lozou is a Lecturer in International Law and Legal Skills at the University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus. She teaches Lawyers’ Skills and Personal Development, Legal Research and Reasoning Skills, An Introduction to War Crimes Trials, Foundations of English and Cypriot Law, Legal System on the LLB and International Criminal Law and Security and Transnational Regulation of Terrorism on the LLM. Demetra is also a licenced legal professional. She was admitted to the Cyprus Bar Association in 2008.
Demetra holds an LLB (Hons) from the University of Bristol, an LLM in International Law from the University of Edinburgh and a PhD in Law from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. In her doctoral thesis, she explored the establishment and early jurisprudence of the International Criminal Court, focusing on the substantive law-making potential of the Court. Her main areas of expertise are international criminal law, international humanitarian law and human rights law. As a practising lawyer, Demetra specialises in corporate law, family law, and migration.
In addition to her professional experience as a practising lawyer, Demetra has also worked for the International Criminal Court (Visiting Professional), the European Commission (Short-Term Election Observer) and Aegis Trust (Banyan SOAS Advocate). Currently, she a Contributor to the online database ‘Oxford International Organizations’ (Oxford University Press). At the same time, Demetra is also a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at SOAS.
Demetra holds an LLB (Hons) from the University of Bristol, an LLM in International Law from the University of Edinburgh and a PhD in Law from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. In her doctoral thesis, she explored the establishment and early jurisprudence of the International Criminal Court, focusing on the substantive law-making potential of the Court. Her main areas of expertise are international criminal law, international humanitarian law and human rights law. As a practising lawyer, Demetra specialises in corporate law, family law, and migration.
In addition to her professional experience as a practising lawyer, Demetra has also worked for the International Criminal Court (Visiting Professional), the European Commission (Short-Term Election Observer) and Aegis Trust (Banyan SOAS Advocate). Currently, she a Contributor to the online database ‘Oxford International Organizations’ (Oxford University Press). At the same time, Demetra is also a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at SOAS.
Klearchos A. Kyriakides was born in London and educated at the Universities of Birmingham (where he earned an LLB Law and Politics Degree), Cambridge (where he earned an MPhil Degree in International Relations plus a PhD Degree in History) and Westminster (where he completed his postgraduate legal studies). In 2003, he qualified as a solicitor of the senior courts of England and Wales and thereafter practised law in private practice in London until 2007. From 2004 until 2015, he was a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law of the University of Hertfordshire. Since 2006, he has served as an Executive Committee Member of the West London Law Society and, from 2010 until 2011, as its President. Since 2015, Klearchos has been an Assistant Professor in the School of Law of the Cyprus Campus of the University of Central Lancashire, otherwise known as UCLan Cyprus. Since July 2019, he has also served as Deputy Head of School.
Rozalia Klimova holds a BA degree in International Relations from Sussex University (2012-2105) and a Bachelor of Laws from City, University of London. She recently completed her Master of Laws with Distinction at UCLan Cyprus and is looking to start the solicitor qualification programme in 2020.
Malak Ejledi is a Graphic Design Freelancer with a legal background. She holds an LLB (Hons) from the University of Central Lancashire, 2018 and has recently completed her Master of Laws with Distinction at University of Central Lancashire (Cyprus). She has experience in Alternative Dispute Resolution methods as she has competed in the 24th and 25th Williem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (Vienna, Austria) in addition to being a co-author of Cyprus’ first Community Mediation Handbook.