Liakouras Petros

Name:

Liacouras Petros

Academic Title:

Professor

Field:

International Law

Office:

605 (150 Androutsou St.)
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Biography: Petros Liacouras

Title: Professor Sector: International Law Office: 605 (150 Androutsou St.) Tel.: +30 210-414-2737 Email: petrosliacouras@yahoo.gr

Academic Profile

Professor of International Law School of Economics, Business and International Studies Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus
  • Professor of Public International Law.
  • Policy-oriented expert and international law advisor.
  • Director of the Master’s Program in “International and European Studies,” Department of International and European Studies (2020–present).
  • Director of the “Negotiation-Mediation” Laboratory, Department of International and European Studies (2015–present).
  • Student Ombudsman (2018–present).
  • Student Advisor (2018–present).
  • Head of the Student Internship Program (2007–present).
  • Former Deputy President of the Department (2015–2020).

Education

  • Graduate and PhD holder (in International Law) from the Faculty of Law, Economics and Political Sciences of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Yale Law School, USA.
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Temple University Law School, USA.
  • Graduate of the Salzburg Seminar, Session 267: Negotiation Theory and Practice: Political Differences; the Harvard Negotiation Project, Harvard Law School; and the International Course on National Security, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany.

Scientific & Research Interests

His scientific interests and research writing, in addition to focusing on international law, international institutions, the law of treaties, the law of the sea, and maritime delimitation, extend to: the international law and negotiation parameters of Greek-Turkish Relations and the Cyprus Issue; the principle of self-determination, secession, and recognition of states; the management of national and international security under international law and politics; the use of military force in international relations and the role of the UN Security Council; human rights; methods of peaceful (political and legal) dispute resolution and conflict settlement; international and ethnic conflicts; the theory and technique of international political negotiations; the institutional aspects of the organization of Greek foreign policy and diplomacy; as well as the policy-oriented analysis of international law (legal realism – New Haven School).

Professional Experience & Diplomatic Actions

  • Former Legal Officer (on individual applications) at the European Commission of Human Rights of the Council of Europe (now merged into the unified European Court of Human Rights), Strasbourg, France (1993–1995).
  • Special Advisor (1996–2004) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on human rights, international security, Greek-Turkish relations, and the institutional organization of the diplomatic service, as well as a scientific officer at the Center for Analysis and Planning.
  • Member (Rapporteur and Secretary) of the Scientific Council of the MFA (2002–2008).
  • Member of the Greek Exploratory Talks Team with Turkey regarding outstanding issues of maritime zone delimitation (2002–present). The team was established following the 1999 EU Helsinki Summit Conclusions.
  • Member of the Maritime Policy Committee at the MFA (2008–2009).
  • Member of the Strategy and Planning Committee of the MFA (2015–2017).
  • Member of the National Council for Foreign Policy (ESEP), Hellenic Republic (2015–2019).
  • Member of the Scientific Council of the MFA (2017–2020).
  • Scientific Director of the Center for Analysis and Planning (CAP) of the MFA (2017–2020).
  • Member of the Educational Council of the Diplomatic Academy of the MFA (2017–2020).
  • Scientific Associate of the Foreign Policy Planning Center, MFA (2022–present).
  • Member of the Greek Delegation at the Geneva Conference on Cyprus (Jan 12, 2017) under the auspices of the UN Secretariat-General, alongside leaders/delegations of the two Cypriot Communities, Foreign Ministers of Greece, Turkey, and the UK, the UN Secretary-General, the UN Special Envoy, the EU Commission President, and the EU High Representative.
  • Member of the Greek Delegation of the Technical Groups on the Cyprus issue formed by the Guarantor Powers (Greece, Turkey, UK) and the two Cypriot communities. Participated in the Mont Pelerin (Switzerland) conference (Jan 18-19, 2017) addressing security and guarantee systems.
  • Member of the Greek Delegation at the Geneva II Conference on Cyprus in Crans Montana, Switzerland (June 27 – July 7, 2017) under UN auspices.
  • Member of MFA Delegations (2015–2019) in all maritime delimitation negotiations with: a) Albania, b) Egypt, and c) Italy.
  • Member of the Greek Delegation in negotiations for the settlement of disputes with the former FYROM (naming and other outstanding issues), and member of the legal drafting team for the Prespa Agreement (June 2018).
  • International Law Examiner at the Entrance Exams of the Diplomatic Academy for candidate Embassy Attachés, MFA (2015-2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022).
  • International Law Examiner at the entrance exams for legal advisor positions at the Special Legal Department of the MFA (2021).
  • Examiner at the Graduation Exams of the Diplomatic Academy for new Embassy Attachés, MFA (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019).
  • Lecturer at the Diplomatic Academy, Hellenic MFA, for candidate Attaché classes (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022).
  • Lecturer at the National Security School (Senior Officers of the Hellenic Police, Army, Navy, Air Force, Fire Brigade, and Coast Guard), Hellenic Police Academy, continuously since 2010.
  • Member of the 3rd five-member Naturalization Committee of the Ministry of Interior (2014–present).
  • Board Member of the Institute of the Law of the Sea and Maritime Law, Rhodes (2015–present).
  • Board Member of the Greek Branch of the International Law Association (2019–present).
  • Board Member and Vice President of the Hellenic Society of International Law and International Relations (2007–2017).

Participation in Public Discourse

  • Columnist in daily and Sunday press (KATHIMERINI, TO VIMA, TA NEA, Efimerida ton Syntakton, Real News, EPOCHI) and on websites, covering Greek foreign policy issues.
  • Commentator and analyst on TV news bulletins and programs (SKAI, ANT1, ERT1, MEGA, OPEN, STAR, KONTRA) and radio stations (ERT First Program, Skai FM, Real FM, Athens 9.84 FM, Parapolitika FM).
  • Panelist at conferences and events on foreign policy issues.

Membership in Academic Actions

  • Greek-Turkish Network, St. Antony’s College, Oxford University.
  • Greek Turkish Forum.
  • Member of the East Mediterranean Initiative (EMI), a mediating forum for maritime delimitation in the region, within the Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP).
  • Greek Branch of the International Law Association (ILA).
  • Hellenic Society of International Law and International Relations (Vice President, 2007-2017).
  • Editorial Board (Editor) of the Yale Journal of International Law, Volume 10, Number 1 & 2.

Administrative Committees at the University of Piraeus

  • Member of the coordinating committee for the Master’s Program of the DES Department (2006–2010, 2016–present).
  • Member of the coordinating committee for the Master’s Program in European Policies for Education, Research and Training (2017–present).
  • Member of the coordinating committee for the Master’s Program in Energy (2020–present).
  • Member of the coordinating committee for the Master’s Program in American Studies (2022–present).
  • Deputy President, Department of International and European Studies (2015–2020).
  • Director of the Master’s Program on BRICS countries, Department of International and European Studies (2015–2017).
  • Head of the Internship Program for students of the Department of International and European Studies (2007–present).
Publications
  • International Law and the Use of the Seabed for Military Purposes, Athens, Ant. Sakkoulas, 2002, 188 pp.
  • “Looking Back to See Forward: The 1959 Zurich and London Accords and the Constitutional Order of Cyprus,” 10 Etudes Helléniques 47 (2002), pp. 47-61.
  • “The Organization of National Security: The American National Security Council (NSC) and the Analogous Application of its Model as an Advisory Body under the Greek Prime Minister,” in G. Papastamkos, V. Gikas, P. Liacouras, National and European Security and Crisis Management, Athens, Ant. Sakkoulas, 2002, pp. 63-195.
  • “The Contiguous Zone and its application in Greek seas,” in Char. Dipla, Chr. Rozakis (eds.), The Law of the Sea and its Application in Greece, Athens, I. Sideris, 2004, pp. 109-144.
  • “From Signature to Ratification of International Treaties,” in Vassilis Gikas, Petros Liacouras, International Treaties in the Modern Democratic State: The Perspective of National and International Law, Athens, Ant. Sakkoulas 2005, pp. 33-98.
  • “Intelligence Gathering on the High Seas,” in Strati, M. Gavouneli, N. Skourtos (eds.), Unresolved Issues and New Challenges to the Law of the Sea, Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2006, pp. 123-148.
  • Nikos Kotzias, Petros Liacouras (eds.), EU-US Relations: Repairing the Transatlantic Rift, Kastellorizo Papers, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan Publishers, 2006.
  • Nikos Kotzias, Petros Liacouras, “Rupture and Continuity in Transatlantic Relations,” in Nikos Kotzias, Petros Liacouras (eds.), EU-US Relations: Repairing the Transatlantic Rift, Kastellorizo Papers, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan Publishers, 2006, pp. 3-33.
  • “Cyprus: Legal Dimensions of an Old Conflict,” in South East European Studies at Oxford, Cyprus After Accession, Getting Past ‘No’, Workshop Report and Responses, Oxford, May 2007, pp. 57-65.
  • The Cyprus Issue: From Zurich to Lucerne, in Search of a Federal Solution, Athens, I. Sideris, 2007.
  • “Usability and exploitation of the seas in light of the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention,” in Grigoris Tsaltas (ed.), Environment and Maritime Transport: In Search of a Sustainable Approach, Athens, I. Sideris, 2008, pp. 103-120.
  • “Force and Defense in International Law: A Reassessment,” in Kostas Ifantis, Evanthis Hatzivassiliou, Dimitris Triantaphyllou (eds.), International Relations: Contemporary Themes and Approaches, Athens, Papazisis, 2008, pp. 248-293.
  • “The Problem of Secession in International Law in light of developments in Kosovo,” in Stelios Perrakis (ed.), Glances at the Contemporary Landscape of the Western Balkans, Athens, I. Sideris, 2009, pp. 79-117.
  • “Principles of Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights,” in Ark of Friendship: Honorary Volume for Professor Theodoros Panagopoulos, Athens, Sakkoulas, 2011, pp. 801-830.
  • “Biographical Footprints: Tribute to Christos Rozakis,” in Stelios Perrakis (ed.), Honorary Volume for Christos Rozakis, Athens, I. Sideris, 2011, pp. 53-69.
  • “Protecting Minority Members in Greece: The View from Strasbourg,” in Dean Spielmann, Marialena Tsirli, Panayiotis Voyatzis (eds.), La Convention européenne des droits de l’homme, un instrument vivant, Mélanges en l’honneur de Christos Rozakis, Bruxelles, Bruyant, 2011, pp. 329-356.
  • “The Development of the Substantive Provisions of the ECHR through the Jurisprudence of the ECtHR,” in Proceedings of the 14th Symposium: The Judicial Protection of the EU Citizen in the European Court, Piraeus, University of Piraeus, 2011, pp. 120-128.
  • “The Dissolution of the former Yugoslavia and the Emergence of New States in International Law,” in Kyriakos Kentrotis (ed.), After the ‘End’ of History, Athens, I. Sideris, 2012, pp. 111-148.
  • “The protection of the European Citizen, The Charter of Fundamental Rights,” in Conference Proceedings for the 50th Anniversary of the EU, organized by the DES Department of the Univ. of Piraeus, March 2012, p. 36.
  • “Self-determination and the Cyprus issue in the 1950s,” in Angelos Syrigos, Evanthis Hatzivassiliou, Petros Papapolyviou (eds.), The Cyprus Issue and the International System 1945-1974: Seeking a Place in the World, Patakis, 2013, pp. 363-381.
  • From Signature to Ratification of International Treaties: Obligations towards Invalid Treaties and other Forms of Commitment, Athens, I. Sideris, 2013.
  • “Bilateral continental shelf delimitation agreements in the Mediterranean,” in Grigoris Tsaltas (ed.), Aegean and South-Eastern Mediterranean – Contemporary Challenges and Prospects of Exploiting Submarine Energy Natural Resources, Athens, I. Sideris, 2014, pp. 319-343.
  • “Demilitarization under the Treaty of Lausanne: Security Aspects and Developments,” in Fotini Pazartzi, Konstantinos Antonopoulos (eds.), 90 Years since the Treaty of Lausanne: The Function of the Treaty in Light of Post-1923 Developments, Athens, Nomiki Vivliothiki, 2014, pp. 151-.
  • Petros Liacouras – Georgios Pavlidis, “The New Arms Trade Treaty: Regulatory Necessity and Not Rhetoric,” in 32 International Review, Papazisis, 2014, pp. 233-258.
  • “Counter Terrorism Legislation under Strasbourg Scrutiny: The Article 15 of the European Convention of Human Rights,” 18 pages, Rule of Law conference proceedings, John Jay College, NY.
  • “Cyprus: From the 1950 referendum to the vulnerable consensual state, and the interrupted search for a federal solution,” (forthcoming in edited volume).
  • “Possibilities for Resolving Greece-Turkey Bilateral Disputes regarding the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf and/or EEZ through International Jurisdictional Mechanisms,” in Antonis Bredimas, Fotini Pazartzi, and Charalambos Tsiliotis (eds.), Law of the Sea and the Mediterranean Area – Geopolitical Dimension and Specific Legal Aspects, Mediterranean Agenda Series, EPLO, 2017, pp. 13-51.
  • “Cyprus 1950-1960: The Independence Not Long before the Decolonization, The Irony of History,” in Jean-Paul Jacque, Florence Benoit-Rohmer, Panagiotis Grigoriou, Maria-Daniella Marouda (eds.), On the International Community: Legal, Political, Diplomatic and Economic Issues, Athens, I. Sideris / Intersentia, 2017, pp. 655-666.
  • Kosovo: The Bankruptcy of Autonomy, The Problem of Secession in the Shadow of Developments in Kosovo, Athens, I. Sideris, 2017.
  • “The Cyprus Issue: From the 1950 Referendum to the Vulnerable Consensual State and, ultimately, the hindered Search for a Federal Solution,” in Antonis Klapsis (ed.), Special Topics in Diplomacy and International Organization, Athens, Papazisis, 2019, pp. 21-64.
  • “Counter Terrorism National Legislation under Strasbourg Scrutiny: The Article 15 of the European Convention of Human Rights,” in Liber Amicorum Haritini Dipla, Mélanges en l’honneur de la Professeur Haritini Dipla, Paris, Editions A. Pedone, 2020, pp. 317-331.
  • “The delimitation of maritime zones in the Eastern Mediterranean: the Greece-Egypt agreement,” in Kostas Ifantis, Miltos Sarigiannidis, Dimitris Akrivoulis (eds.), War and Peace: Honorary Volume for Kostas Hatzikonstantinou, Athens, I. Sideris, 2022, pp. 627 ff.
  • “The exploratory talks: A journey through time,” in Panagiotis Tsakonas (ed.), The Helsinki Strategy, 20+1 Years Later, Athens, I. Sideris 2021, pp. 207 ff.
  • “South China Sea: Useful Reflexive Lessons from an International Arbitral Award,” in Stelios Perrakis (ed.), International Law and International Politics in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean, Athens, Hellenic Society of International Law and International Relations, I. Sideris, 2021, pp. 151-172.
  • “Part IV: Disputes and the related arguments of the two Sides, The Greek Position,” in Mustafa Aydin, Dimitrios Triantafyllou (eds.), The Greek-Turkish Disputes, Istanbul, Friedrich Naumann, 2021.
  • “The South China Sea Case: The Jurisprudential Acquis for the Definition of ‘Rock’ in Article 121 para. 3 of the Law of the Sea Convention,” in Charitini Dipla, Stelios Perrakis, Christos Rozakis, Konstantinos Hatzikonstantinou, Gerasimos Rodotheatos (eds.), Maritime and Oceanic Spaces, Environment, Sustainable Development and International Law, Liber Amicorum Grigoris Tsaltas, Athens, I. Sideris, 2021, pp. 139-150.
  • “The Pandemic Confronting Human Rights or Human Rights in the Time of Pandemic?,” in Eirini Cheila (ed.), COVID-19 and the Day After: Geopolitics, Economy, International Institutions, Athens, Eurasia, 2022, pp. 123-130.
  • “War in Ukraine: Legal Aspects,” in Konstantinos Filis (ed.), The Future of History: How the Ukraine War is Changing the Global Landscape, Athens, Papadopoulos, 2022, pp. 95-105.
  • “Sovereignty and Delimitation of Maritime Zones: Law and Politics,” in Sotiris Rizas (ed.), One Hundred Years Since the Treaty of Lausanne, Athens, special edition for TO VIMA newspaper, 2023, pp. 195-233.
  • “Libya as an Apple of Discord: Law and Politics,” in Panagiotis Tsakonas, Marilena Koppa (eds.), Honorary Volume for Dimitris Konstas, (forthcoming 2023), p. 31.
  • “The Aegean dispute: Greek-Turkish talks and their subject matter, 1975-present,” in Panagiotis Tsakonas, Christos Frangonikolopoulos (eds.), Honorary Volume for Alexis Heraclides, (forthcoming 2024).