Dr. Anastasios Pavlopoulos

Law

Anastasios Pavlopoulos is a Teaching and Research Faculty Member in Public Law at the School of Law of UNIC Athens and a lawyer admitted to practise before the Supreme Court of Greece. His work connects constitutional scholarship and fundamental rights with litigation and advisory practice in public law.

He holds a PhD in Public Law from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He graduated as valedictorian from the School of Law of Democritus University of Thrace and earned a master’s degree in Constitutional Law with distinction. He received an Onassis Foundation doctoral scholarship and Greek State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) scholarships for undergraduate studies and postdoctoral research in comparative constitutional adjudication.

He has taught at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Neapolis University Pafos, the Hellenic Open University and the Open University of Cyprus. He has also taught on the joint Hellenic Open University–University of Nicosia master’s programme in Law of the Economy and Business, where he supervises dissertations. In 2026–2027, he serves as a tutor for the Hellenic Open University’s DEO10 module, Basic Principles of Law and Administration.

His teaching covers constitutional and administrative law, administrative litigation, public economic and European constitutional law, media law, environmental, urban and spatial planning law, civil service law and education law. At UNIC Athens, he teaches Constitutional Law, Fundamental Rights and selected public law courses, emphasising legal reasoning and practical applications of case law. He has coordinated student research groups and supported moot courts and legal debating.

His research focuses on constitutional institutions, judicial review of legislation and rights protection. Particular interests include freedom of expression, media and digital platforms, and the relationship between democratic representation and public discourse. He also studies the constitutional dimensions of environmental protection and climate change, drawing on comparative law and Greek and European case law.

He is the author of a monograph on the constitutional protection of work during economic crises (2021) and the textbook Mass Media Law (2026). His publications include journal articles, contributions to edited volumes and legal commentaries, and case notes in Greek and English.

He has practised law since 2011 and collaborates with major law firms on specialised projects and complex public law cases. His litigation experience before the Council of State and administrative courts encompasses environmental and energy law, planning and civil service disputes, fundamental rights, economic and development law, and public investment. This experience informs his research and teaching.

His recent international activities include a paper on electoral speech on digital platforms and panel chairing at the International Society of Public Law conference in Dublin (2026). At ClimateXLaw in Ljubljana (2026), he presented on climate prioritisation in constitutional adjudication and rule-of-law safeguards. He has lectured at the Greek National School of Judiciary on tax measures as State aid, judicial review of environmental approvals, and expropriation for environmental protection. He regularly contributes to national newspapers and established scholarly websites.