Ms Andrea Manoli
Lecturer in Foundations of English and Cypriot Law
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+357 24 69 4097
Qualifications
PhD in Law (Law Based – Multidisciplinary Research 01/2018 – viva pending)
- Thesis title: “The beasts unleashed by systemic failings: the socio-legal consequences of the sexual exploitation of children on the Island of Cyprus”
MA in Security & Diplomacy (University of Central Lancashire Cyprus, 2017)
LLM in International Commercial Law (University of Nottingham, 2015)
LLB (Hons) (University of Leicester, 2013)
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (ITTTU, 2016)
Arbitrator (University of Central Lancashire Cyprus, 2017)
Advocate – Admitted to the Bar on 2015
Specialization
Human Rights, Children rights, Criminal Law, Rule of Law, Legal History
Employment Track
Lecturer in Foundations of English and Cypriot Law (09/2021- Present)
Associate Lecturer, UCLan Cyprus (09/2019-08/2021)
Board Member, Licensing Authority (01/2019- 06/2021)
Associate, Annita Demetriou Press Representative of the Presidential Campaign of President of the Republic of Cyprus Mr. Nikos Anastasiades (10/2017-04-2018)
Lawyer, Dr. Andreas P. Poetis & Co. LLC (06/2014 – 07/ 2018)
Assistant, Tasos Mitsopoulos (MP’S Office) (06-2007- 12-2007)
Apprentice, Dr. Andreas P. Poetis & Co LLC (05-2007)
Memberships
Cyprus Bar Association (2015-2017)
Lions Liberty Larkana (2016- Present)
ICLAIM (2019- Present)
Research Interests
- Criminal Law (with specialization on sexual offences)
- Criminology
- Human Rights and Civil Liberties (specialization on Children Rights)
- International Relations and their interaction with the Law
- Peacebuilding
- History of the law
- Rule of Law
- Populism
Roles and Responsibilities
Teaching and Course Leadership
- Current Legal Issues in Cyprus
- Street Law
- Employment Law
Administrative Roles
- Member and Representative of PhD Students, School of Law UCLan Cyprus
- Research Fellow, Jean Monnet Module, “European Union Law and Governance in Populist Times”, UCLan Cyprus (2019-2022) (see https://eupopulism.eu/)
- Member of the Academic Editorial Team of the UCLan Cyprus Law Blog (2020-Present) (see https://lawblog.uclancyprus.ac.cy/)
- Member of the Editorial Team of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Populism (see https://www.lawpop.eu/)
Selective Publications/ Blog posts
- Andrea Manoli, “A Paradox or a Long-Standing Reality? A Pandemic within a Pandemic” (Cyprus Review, forthcoming)
- Andrea Manoli, “Children’s Rights during Colonialism: The Case Stude of the Crown Colony of Cyprus”, (Cyprus Review 2021) https://cyprusreview.org/index.php/cr/article/view/755/617
- Dr. Natalie Alkiviadou and Andrea Manoli “The European Court of Human Rights through the Looking Glass of Gender: An Evaluation” Goettingen Journal of International Law (pre-published in December 2020)
- Andrea Manoli, “Book Review of EU Law in Populist Times: Crises and Prospects”, (The Interdisciplinary Journal of Populism, 2021) https://www.lawpop.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/7.-Book-Review_Andrea-Manoli.pdf
- Verfassungblog on Constitutional Matters, A Tale of Two: The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Rule of Law in Cyprus (30 April 2020) (co-authored with Prof. Stephanie Laulhe Shaelou, see https://verfassungsblog.de/a-tale-of-two-the-covid-19-pandemic-and-the-rule-of-law-in-cyprus/)
- UCLan Cyprus Law Blog -The Islands of Cyprus and Great Britain in times of COVID-19 pandemic: vatiations on the Rule of Law ‘in and out’ of the EU (co-authored with Prof. Stephanie Laulhe-Shaelou, June 2020 https://lawblog.uclancyprus.ac.cy/the-islands-of-cyprus-and-great-britain-in-times-of-covid-19-pandemic-variations-on-the-rule-of-law-in-and-out-of-the-eu/ )
- UCLan Cyprus Law Blog – “A tale of child empowerment, we grew-up to: A socio-legal commentary on The Addam’s Family”(3 April 2020 https://lawblog.uclancyprus.ac.cy/a-tale-of-child-empowerment-we-grew-up-to-a-socio-legal-commentary-on-the-addams-family/)
- Interview of Dr. Linda Spedding of Women in Law International and Statement on the inauguration of Women in Law Mediterranean (5 March 2020 https://lawblog.uclancyprus.ac.cy/interview-of-dr-linda-spedding-of-women-in-law-international-and-statement-on-the-inauguration-of-women-in-law-mediterranean/)
- Call for evidence, UK Parliament, Human Rights Committee, Impact of COVID-19 measures by the UK Government on Human Rights (COVO176) Our reply (authors: Prof. Stephanie Laulhe-Shaelou, Andrea Manoli and Ms Xenia Kalatha) was published on the website of the UK Parliament: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/218/the-governments-response-to-covid19-human-rights-implications/publications/written-evidence/?page=2 (COVO176) https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/9079/pdf/
Selective Conferences
- UNIC Colonial Cyprus (1878-1960) International Conference in Memory of Aristides Coudounaris- Presented “Children’s Rights during Colonialism: The Case Study of the Crown Colony of Cyprus”, Nisosia, 7-8 February 2020
- Επιτροπή Βιοηθικής Κύπρου «Παιδί και Βιοηθική» – Παρουσίαση «Το Βέλτιστο Συμφέρον του Παιδιού», 4-8 November 2019, University of Nicosia
- Postgraduate Law Conference Cyprus – Presented “Modern Colonialism: The case-study of the Island of Cyprus”, UCLan Cyprus, 21 June 2019
- LLS Conference – Presented “The triangular nexus: The legal relationship between the Republic of Cyprus, the United Kingdom and the SBAs”, Preston UK, February 2018
PROJECTS
- Research Scholar of the Jean European Union Law and Governance in Populist Times (Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, 2019-2022)
- National Research Consultant: Determinants of Anti- Trafficking Efforts (Funded by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, April- August 2021)
- Coordinator of the Project: Smuggling and Human Trafficking across the Green Line (Funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, 1st August 2021 – 31st January 2022)
- Researcher, “The Social Impacts of COVID-19 in the UK and Cyprus: a mixed methods exploration of individual and community- level experiences (funded by UCLan’s research Centre for Sustainable Transition)
Other Scholarly activities:
- Administrator of the Law Academy and CPD Courses of UCLan Cyprus 2021
Short Courses/Licences:
- Yale University – Moral Foundations of Politics (15 January 2019, verify at coursera.org/verify/BGL36NYA5YP6)
- University of Harvard – Child Protection: Children’s Rights in Theory and Practice (29 May 2019, valid certificate ID d4c3efaeb7734a7bb2f7a0255c94f3ca)
- Leiden University – Certificate in Terrorism & Counter-terrorism (3 May 2018, verify at coursera.org/verify/2U6HL5FEH9G3)
- Universite de Genève – Certificate in Children’s Rights: An Interdisciplinary Introduction (8 August 2018, verify at coursera.org/verify/B4XPBSKABJUC)
- University of Central Lancashire Cyprus – How to Draft an International Arbitration Award (23-24 November 2018)
- University of Central Lancashire Cyprus– Global Series on Cyber Security (29-30 November 2018)
- University of Central Lancashire Cyprus– Arbitration Certificate (Intermediate Level- Level 1 November- January 2015-2016, Associate Arbitrator – Level 2 October- December 2016)
- ITTU– Tefl (Teaching English as a Foreign Language, 15 February 2017 Verification ID ITTT00201084)
