Giorgos Kaminis

Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law,
University of Athens

University Studies
· LLB, Faculty of Law, University of Athens (1980)
· Postgraduate diploma in Public Law, "Diplome d'etudes approfondies (D.E.A)," Universite de Paris II (1982)
· "Doctorat d'Etat en Droit," thesis titled La transition constitutionnelle en Grece et en Espagne, Universite de Paris I (1989)

 

Professional Experience
· 1982-1991 : Research and Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Law, University of Athens
· 1991-1998 : Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Athens
· 1998-present : Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Athens (on leave from 1998)
· 1989-present : Research Fellow, Department of Parliamentary Studies and Research, Directorate of Studies, Greek Parliament
· 1998-present : Deputy Ombudsman for Human Rights

Main publications
· La transition constitutionnelle en Grece et en Espagne (Paris: Librairie Generale de Droit et de Jurisprudence, Bibliotheque Constitutionnelle et de Science Politique, volume 76, 1993). Winner of the "Paul Deschanel" Prize
· Παράνομα Αποδεικτικά Μέσα και Συνταγματική Κατοχύρωση των Ατομικών Δικαιωμάτων: Οι Αποδεικτικές Απαγορεύσεις στην Ποινική και την Πολιτική Δίκη (Illegally Obtained Evidence and Constitutional Guarantees of Human Rights: The Exclusion of Evidence in Criminal and Civil Proceedings) (Athens: A. N. Sakkoulas, 1998)

Foreign Languages
English, French, German, Spanish

Professional Associations and Honours
· Union of Greek Constitutionalists
· Hellenic Political Science Association
· Vice-President of the European Region Board of Directors of the International Ombudsman Institute
· Member of the Governing Board of the Association of Mediterranean Ombudsmen