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Athina Kontogianni

Lecturer, Greek Civil Law

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School of Law

Department of Law

Academic Qualifications

Qualification Year Awarding Institution Department
PhD Civil Law 2005 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Law
MA 1999 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Law
BA Law   1997 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Law
 

Employment History

Period of employment Employer Location Position
From To
2015 today National Commission of Human Rights which is an independent advisory body to the Greek Prime Minister Athens Acting member
2009 2012 Hellenic Parliament Athens Research Fellow
 

Publications

Year Title Other authors Journal and Publisher / Conference Vol./Year Pages
2006 “Contributory negligence in Greek Civil Law”, ed. Ant., N.   Sakkoulas (Athens – Komotini)   376
1999 “The legal operation of the assignment under the factoring contract” in Business & Company Law   Business and Company Law 1999 376-383
2000 “Directive 1999/44/EC on the sale of consumer goods and the provision of guarantees”, in Critical Review of Law Theory & Practice   Scientific Journal of Critical Review of Legal Theory and Practice 2000 145-191
2003 “Common principles of European private Law on contributory negligence of the injured party. A comparative overview of the concept, conditions and legal consequences of contributory negligence using the example of Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Greece, France and England”, in “Common Principles of European Private Law“, Schulze/Ajani (Hrsg.), Baden – Baden Schulze/Ajani Collective Tome «Common Principles of European Private Law», Schulze/Ajani (Hrsg.), Baden – Baden. 2003 145-177
2018 Online Dispute Resolution of consumer disputes after Directive 2013/11/EE and Regulation 524/2013, in Business & Company Law   Business and Company Law 2018 450-461
 

Exhibitions

Date Topic International / Local Location* Role in Exhibition
2014 Annual Report of the Independent Authority “Hellenic Consumers Ombudsman” Greece Athens Coordination-Supervision
2015 Annual Report of the Independent Authority “Hellenic Consumers Ombudsman” Greece Athens Coordination-Supervision
2016 Annual Report of the Independent Authority “Hellenic Consumers Ombudsman” Greece Athens Coordination-Supervision
2017 Annual Report of the Independent Authority “Hellenic Consumers Ombudsman” Greece Athens Coordination-Supervision
2018 Annual Report of the Independent Authority “Hellenic Consumers Ombudsman” Greece Athens Coordination-Supervision
2014 Annual Report of the European Consumer Centre Greece Greece Athens Coordination-Supervision
2015 Annual Report of the European Consumer Centre Greece Greece Athens Coordination-Supervision
2016 Annual Report of the European Consumer Centre Greece Greece Athens Coordination-Supervision
2017 Annual Report of the European Consumer Centre Greece Greece Athens Coordination-Supervision
2018 Annual Report of the European Consumer Centre Greece Greece Athens Coordination-Supervision
 

Research Projects

Date Title Funded by Project Role*
1999-2000 Member of the European Commission Programme for the Consolidation of Civil Law and the Formulation of a Common European Civil Code. European Commission Researcher (Humboldt Universität, Berlin, Germany)
2001-2005 Assistant to a research programme on European Civil Law and Consumer Protection under the auspices of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Special Funding and Research Account of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Researcher (Athens)
2014-2019 European Program for the Consumer Protection 2014-2010 European Commission Program Leader / Director (Athens and regular meetings in Brussels)
September 2018-2019 Conflict Resolution with Equitative Algorithms (C.R.E.A.) European Commission Researcher (Athens)
 

Academic Consulting Services/Councils/Boards/Editorial Committees

Period Organization Title of Position or Service Key Activities
2009-2010 Association of Prefectural Authorities Legal Advisor Legal support for the organization and operation of the second level Local Government in Greece
1999-2000 Ministry of Justice of the Hellenic Republic Member of the legislative committee on Family Law reform Assisted Reproduction Issues
2016 Ministry of Economy and Development of the Hellenic Republic Member of the legislative committee for the reform of Consumer Protection Law Recommendation on key changes in Greek Consumer Protection legislation and legal drafting of a number of new law provisions
2015-2019 National Commission on Human Rights Replacement member Providing opinion on human rights protection issues
2009-today Hellenic Parliament Research Fellow to the Scientific Council Legal drafting and reporting on draft laws, in particular on Civil Law
2015-2019 National Consumer and Market Council Replacement member Proposals and opinions on all aspects of market functioning and development
2019-today Advisory Board of the Greek National Organization of Medicines Member Public health protection concerning medicines, cosmetics, food supplements, animal medicines and alimentation, biodical products and medical devices.
2021-today Supervisory Board of the Greek National Authority of Medical Assisted Reproduction   Member Supervision of Fertility and Assisted Reproduction Clinics and control the safe functioning of the different related clinics and organizations, proposal of the relevant scientific, legal and moral framework.
 

Awards/International Recognition

Date Title Awarded by:
1998-2000 Scholar awardee of the State Scholarship Foundation State Scholarship Foundation
1999-2000 Scholar awardee of the European Commission - Program for the Consolidation of Civil Law and the Formulation of a Common European Civil Code European Commission
2019 Elected rapporteur for Greece before the European Parliament's Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection on the European Commission Proposal “New Agreement for Consumers” European Parliament – IMCO
 

Other Achievements

Date Title Key Activities:
2004-2009 Research Fellow to the Minister of Interior - Hellenic Republic Legal support to the Minister on matters of public administration and local government issues
2000-2001 Executive Research Staff at the Office of the Minister of Justice-Hellenic Republic Legal Support to the Minister on Civil Law reformation
2003-2005 Scientific collaborator in teaching B (research) direction of the Postgraduate Program of Studies in the A Division of Private Law of the University of Athens School of Law Teaching European Civil Law, with an emphasis on Consumer Protection Law
2012-2014 Executive Advisor to the Minister of Public Order and Citizen Protection Legal Support to the Minister on Public Administration, Asylum and Refugees
2018-today Member of the Committee of the “Hellenic Association for European Law” Promoting research activity in the field of European Law (the notion of responsibility in the European Civil Law) and publication of the quarterly journal "European Law" (Law Library)
2005-today Member of the Association of Greek Civil Law Critical approach and research of ccurrent issues related to Civil Law