HEAD OF SCHOOL OF LAW AND PROFESSOR OF EUROPEAN LAW AND REFORM

Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for the Rule of Law and European Values (CRoLEV)

European Citizen 2020 Prize Laureate, European Parliament on behalf of ICLAIM’s Social Mediation in Practice project

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Stéphanie Laulhé Shaelou UCLan UK 

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Qualifications

PhD in Law (University of Leicester, 2008)

LL.M. in European and International Trade Law (University of Leicester, 1997)

Maîtrise de Droit Privé (First Class LLB, 4 years) (University of Paris Sud (now Paris-Saclay), 1996)

BA in Legal Linguistics (4 years) (Institut Supérieur d’Interprétation et de Traduction, Institut Catholique de Paris, 1996)

Fellow, The Higher Education Academy, UK (since 2015)

Certified Mediator, Ministry of Justice and Public Order, Republic of Cyprus (since 2017)

Certified Data Protection Officer (GDPR), Professional Evaluation and Certification Board (PECB) (since 2018)

 

Specialisation

European Law and Policy; EU Constitutional Law and Governance; EU Financial and Economic Law; EU Internal Market Law; EU External Relations; EU Citizenship Law; Fundamental Rights in Europe; Rule of Law and European values; Socio-Economic Rights; Emergency and crisis measures; Law and New Technologies; Artificial Intelligence; Data Protection; Ethics and Integrity; Research Methods; Sustainable Development; Justice and Democracy.

 

Employment Track

DAAD Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ruhr, Bochum, Germany (April-September 2024)

Professor, School of Law, University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus (July 2017 – to date)

Founder and Director (2017- to date)/ Project Coordinator and Lead Researcher, Interdisciplinary Centre for Law, Alternative and Innovative Methods (ICLAIM) (Sept 2022-to date)

Associate Professor, University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus (September 2015 – June 2017)

Assistant Professor, University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus (September 2012 – August 2015)

Senior Research Fellow, University of Central Lancashire, UK (September 2013 – January 2016)

Assistant Professor, University of Nicosia (February 2002 – August 2012)

Adjunct Faculty, Law Department, University of Cyprus (January 2009 – April 2009)

Legal Consultant, Andreas Neocleous & Co (October 1997 – January 2002)

Memberships (Academic/Professional) (selective)

Public appointments

Member of the Independent Scientific Anti-Corruption Council of the Republic of Cyprus appointed by the President of the Republic of Cyprus, until the taking over by the Independent Anti-Corruption Authority in May 2022 (2021-)

Member of the Cyprus Programme Committee for the EU’s scientific programme Horizon Europe, Pillar II, Cluster 2 “Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society”, appointed by the Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy of the Republic of Cyprus and endorsed by the European Commission (2021-2027)

Academic Associations

Institute for Planetary Resilience and Community Transformation (PACT), UCLan, UK https://www.uclan.ac.uk/research/institutes/citizenship-society-and-change (member, current)

Institute of Criminal, Legal and Social Justice (ICLSJ), UCLan, UK https://www.uclan.ac.uk/research/institutes/iclsj (member, current)

Higher Education Academy, UK (Fellow) (current)

Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA) (Executive Committee as Member representing the Europe region, current)

European Law Institute, Brussels (Fellow) (current)

The University Association for Contemporary European Studies, UK (member) (current)

Society of Legal Scholars, UK (member) (current)

Professional Organisations/Associations

Cyprus Association for the European Law (branch of FiDE, International Federation for European Law https://www.fide-europe.org/national-associations/) (Member, Steering Committee, FIDE; President, FIDE Cyprus since 2023; Secretary General, FIDE Cyprus 2014-2023; Board Member, FIDE Cyprus (2013-) (current) FIDE, International Federation of European Law https://www.fide-europe.org/national-associations/

Interdisciplinary Centre for Law, Alternative and Innovative Methods (ICLAIM) (Founding member and Director) https://www.iclaimcentre.org/

UK Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (affiliated member, current)

Ethnic Minority Lawyers’ Division (EMLD), Law Society, England & Wales (member, current)

Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KEBE) (member, current)

Research Interests

1. EU/EMU withdrawal; BREXIT and implications on the EU, the Republic of Cyprus, the SBAs, the UK, and the Mediterranean region;
2. European integration; differentiation ; EU external relations;
3. EU economic and financial governance;
4. Justice and Rule of Law principles, judicial independence;
5. Fundamental human rights and principles in Europe; Socio-economic rights in times of crisis; Fundamental rights in new technologies (data protection, privacy);
6. EU Internal Market Law; Four Freedoms;
7. Fundamental rights/freedoms in International and European Law;
8. EU and national Constitutional Law; application of EU law in Cyprus; constitutional rights;
9. EU citizenship, free movement of persons and the scope of EU law in Cyprus and beyond;
10. Interdisciplinary research: Artificial Intelligence, big data and human rights; compliance; dispute resolution (mediation, arbitration); sustainable development and peace education; ethics and integrity; equality, diversity and inclusion; populism.

 

Roles and Responsibilities (including past roles and responsibilities)

Teaching and Course Leadership (selective)

• Course Leader: Master of Laws (LLM) (2015 – 2018)
• Course Leader: Master of Arts (MA) in Security and Diplomacy Studies (2016 –2018)
• Module leader on the LLB (2014-16): EU Law; EU Business Law
• Module leader on the LLM (2014-16): EU Constitutional Law and Governance; EU Business Law; Advanced Legal Systems; EU Economic and Financial Governance;
• Module leader on the LLM (2013-2017): Advanced Legal Research; LLM Dissertation
• Module coordinator on the LLB with multiple tutors for Cyprus law modules (2013-2015)
• Academic advisor (over 30 academic advisees – 2012-2017).

Administrative Roles (selective)

• School level, UCLan Cyprus:
  • Head (2016-to date);
  • Chair of the LLM Dissertation Committee (2014-to date);
  • Chair of Staff-Student Liaison Committee (2016-to date);
  • Chair of School Council (2016-to date);
  • Chair of School Quality Assurance Committee.
• University level (UCLan Cyprus):
  • Chair of Research and Innovation Committee (RIC) (2019-);
  • Chair of UCLan Cyprus Research Sub-committee of RIC (2015-2019);
  • Chair of UClan Cyprus Quality Assurance Committee (ASQAC) (2016-2019);
  • Member of the Executive Committee (2018-to date)
  • Member of Senior Academic Management Team (2015-to date);
  • Member of Senate (2014-to date);
  • Member of Council (2021-to date);
  • Member of EDI Steering Committee (2022-to date).
• University level (UCLan, Preston, UK)
  • Director of Studies (PhD level) (2013-2019);
  • School of Justice, Senior Executive Team member (2016-to date);
  • Member of ASQAC (2016-2019);
  • Member of Research and Knowledge Exchange Committee (2019-to date)
  • Member of University Research Exercise Framework (REF) committee for Law and University Steering Committee (2018-to date).

 

Selective Publications 

Books (internationally published, peer reviewed)

1. Laulhé Shaelou,The EU and Cyprus: principles and strategies of full integration (vol. 3, Studies in EU External Relations, Brill/Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Leiden, 2010) (ISBN 978-90-04-17619-5) I-400
2. Emilianides, S. Laulhé Shaelou, A.Solomou, International Encyclopedia of Private International Law – Cyprus (Kluwer Law International, 2015)
3. Laulhé Shaelou, D. Christofi and N. Agapiou, International Encyclopedia of Commercial and Economic Law – Cyprus (Kluwer Law International, 2020)

Chapters in Books (internationally published, edited)

1. Laulhé Shaelou and Katerina Kalaitzaki, ‘Of bits and pieces of EU law in territories: the many shades of European integration’ in D. Fromage (ed.) (Re-)defining Membership: Differentiation in and outside the European Union (OUP, 2024) 105-132
2. Kombos and S. Laulhé Shaelou, ‘The Cypriot Constitution under the Impact of EU law: An Asymmetrical Formation’ in A. Albi and S. Bardutzky (eds.), National constitutions in European and global governance: democracy, rights and the rule of law (Asser Press, 2019) 1373-1432 Open access book https://www.springer.com/us/book/9789462652729
3. Laulhé Shaelou and K. Kalaitzaki, ‘The effectiveness and application of EU Law by national courts: towards an internalisation of EU Law in Cyprus’ in C. Franklin (ed.), The effectiveness and application of EU and EEA Law in national courts (Intersentia, 2018) 495-524
4. Laulhé Shaelou and K. Kalaitzaki, ‘The application of the EU Charter in Cyprus’ in L. Burgorgue-Larsen (ed.), The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights seized by the national judges/La Charte des Droits Fondamentaux de l’Union Européenne saisie par les judges en Europe (Pedone, 2017) 211-260 (bilingual)
5. Athanassiou and S. Laulhé Shaelou, ‘EU Citizenship and its relevance to EU exit and secession’ in D. Kochenov (ed.), EU Citizenship and Federalism: the role of rights (Cambridge University Press, 2017) 731-50
6. Laulhé Shaelou, ‘On the edge of good neighbourliness in EU law: lessons from Cyprus’ in D. Kochenov & E. Basheska (eds.), The principle of good neighbourly relations in the European legal context (Brill/Martinus Nijhoff, 2015) 184-213
7. Laulhé Shaelou, ‘« Nous les peuples ». L’identité constitutionnelle dans les nouveaux états membres de l’Union européenne après Lisbonne’ in L. Burgogue-Larsen (ed.), L’identité constitutionnelle saisie par les juges en Europe (Pedone, Paris, 2011) 133-152
8. Laulhé Shaelou, ‘The principle of territorial exclusion in the EU: SBAs in Cyprus – a special case of sui generis territories in the EU’ in D. Kochenov (ed.), EU Law of the Overseas: Outermost Regions, Associated Overseas Countries and Territories, Territories Sui Generis (Kluwer Law International, The Netherlands, 2011) 153-175
9. Laulhé Shaelou, ‘Back to reality’: the implications of EU membership in the constitutional legal order of Cyprus’ in A. Lazowski, (ed.) Brave new world: application of EU law in the new member states (T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague, 2010) 471-502

Journal Articles/Working Papers (peer reviewed)

1. Laulhé Shaelou and P. Athanassiou, ‘Cyprus’s EU membership, twenty years on: a statement of motives and an assessment of benefits’ (2024) 29(3) European Foreign Affairs Review 231
2. Laulhé Shaelou, Stéphanie & Phoebus Athanassiou (2024) Cyprus in the EU and EMU: A Retrospect. Occasional Paper Series. NICOSIA: PCC. Open access: https://cyprus.prio.org/publications/8931
3. Laulhé Shaelou and Y. Razmetaeva, ‘Challenges to Fundamental Human Rights in the age of Artificial Intelligence Systems: shaping the digital legal order while upholding Rule of Law principles and European values’ (2023) 24(4) ERA Forum 567 Open access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12027-023-00777-2
4. Laulhé Shaelou and A. Uibariu, ‘An exploration of Legal Professionals’ perceptions of the gender pay gap in the Republic of Cyprus’, Nomiko Vima, issue no.5, December 2023, 36
5. Laulhé Shaelou and Y. Razmetaeva, ‘Challenges to Fundamental Human Rights in the age of Artificial Intelligence Systems: Shaping the digital legal order while upholding Rule of Law principles and European values’ (CRoLEV JMCEWP 1/2023) Open access: https://crolev.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/FINAL_CRoLEV_JMCEWP_1_2023.pdf
6. Veraldi and S. Laulhé Shaelou, ‘The Substantive Requirements of Judicial Independence in the EU: Lessons from Times of Crisis’ (EU-POP Working Paper Series, inaugural WP, no1/2021) Open access: https://eupopulism.eu/working-paper-series/ and https://cadmus.eui.eu//handle/1814/72058
7. Laulhé Shaelou and A. Karatzia, ‘Some preliminary thoughts on the Cyprus bail-in litigation: A commentary on Mallis and Ledra’ (2018) 43(2) European Law Review 249
8. Athanassiou P. and S. Laulhé Shaelou, ‘EU accession from within? An introduction’ (2014) 33(1) Yearbook of European Law 335-384 (OUP) 335-384 Open access: https://doi.org/10.1093/yel/yeu002

Cited by the Central Library of the Council of the European Union

9. Laulhé Shaelou, ‘Market Freedoms, EU fundamental rights and public order: views from Cyprus’, (2011) 30(1) Yearbook of European Law 298 (OUP) 298-357
10. Laulhé Shaelou, ‘The European Court of Justice and the Anastasiou saga: principles of Europeanisation through economic governance’ (2007) 18(3) European Business Law Review 619 (Kluwer Law International) 619-639

Reports, Policy papers, Handbooks, Prologues

1. Laulhé Shaelou, “European fundamental values in the digital age, a Prologue on the societal transformation of European values” in European fundamental values in the Digital Era, Y. Razmetaeva and N. Filatova-Bilous (eds.), Kharkiv, “Pravo”, 2024 (bilingual). Open access: https://dspace.nlu.edu.ua/bitstream/123456789/20203/1/European%20Fundamental%20Values_2024.pdf
2. Laulhé Shaelou et al, ‘CRoLEV Scoping Paper’ (CRoLEV, February 2023) https://crolev.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CRoLEV_Scoping-Paper_D4.2.pdf
3. Laulhé Shaelou and J. Veraldi, Discussion Paper on the appointment of Advocate Generals at the Court of Justice of the European Union (2020)
4. Rodriges, A. Panagiotopoulos, B. Lundgren, S. Laulhé Shaelou, A. Grant, Regulatory options for AI and big data (Sherpa project of Smart Information Systems, Horizon 2020, 2020) Open access: https://dmu.figshare.com/articles/D3_3_Report_on_regulatory_options/11618211
5. Andreou, S. Laulhé Shaelou, Doris Schroeder, Current Human Rights Frameworks (Sherpa project of Smart Information Systems, Horizon 2020, 2019) Open access: https://doi.org/10.21253/DMU.8181827

 

Newspaper/Newsletter/e-Articles/Blog pieces

1. Laulhé Shaelou and K. Kalaitzaki, CRoLEV Statement on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights https://crolev.eu/human-rights-day-75th-anniversary-of-the-universal-declaration-of-human-rights/ and https://crolev.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FINAL_UN-Declaration-Human-Rights_Statement_8Dec2023.pdf (Blog, December 2023)
2. Laulhé Shaelou and O. Drummond, ‘CRoLEV teams up with the PREPARED project at the Cyprus Forum 2023’ https://crolev.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/FINAL_Blog-Post-Cyprus-Forum_Stephanie-and-Orla.pdf (Blog, November 2023)
3. Drummond and S. Laulhé Shaelou, ‘PREPARED at the Cyprus Forum’ https://prepared-project.eu/prepared-at-the-2023-cyprus-forum/ (Blog, November 2023)
4. Laulhé Shaelou, A. Uibariu and M. Konstantinou, CRoLEV ‘Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Justice Series’ https://crolev.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CRoLEV-Blog_Gender-Pay-Gap-in-the-Legal-Profession-in-Cyprus_FINAL.docx.pdf (Blog, August 2023)
5. Laulhé Shaelou and C. Alexandrou, ‘An overview of the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Regulation’ (Sherpa blog, November 2021) https://www.project-sherpa.eu/an-overview-of-the-eus-artificial-intelligence-regulation/
6. Laulhé Shaelou and C. Alexandrou, ‘The EU Declaration of Digital Principles in context’ (Sherpa blog, October 2021) https://www.project-sherpa.eu/the-eu-declaration-of-digital-principles-in-context/
7. Laulhé Shaelou and J. Antoniou, ‘The COVID-19 world of digital education – an inclusive world?’ (December 2020) https://www.project-sherpa.eu/the-covid-19-world-of-digital-education-an-inclusive-world/
8. Laulhé Shaelou, ‘SIS and Security, dual use and misuse’ (Sherpa briefing, November 2020) https://www.project-sherpa.eu/sis-and-security-dual-use-and-misuse/
9. Laulhé Shaelou, ‘SIS and privacy and data protection’ (Sherpa briefing, October 2020) https://www.project-sherpa.eu/sis-and-privacy-and-data-protection/
10. Laulhé Shaelou, ‘SIS, accountability and liability’ (Sherpa briefing, October 2020) https://www.project-sherpa.eu/sis-accountability-and-liability/
11. Laulhé Shaelou, ‘The right of robots’ (Sherpa briefing, July 2020) https://www.project-sherpa.eu/the-rights-of-robots/
12. Laulhé Shaelou and K. Kyriakides, ‘Lifelong Learning in times of crisis – Why it matters for professionals’ (in Greek) (September 2020) https://www.inbusinessnews.com/inb.imh.com.cy.html#/reader/34723/1322984
13. Laulhé Shaelou, ‘Why the coronavirus crisis is still a moment of opportunity for the European Union’, The Conversation (June 2020) https://theconversation.com/why-the-coronavirus-crisis-is-still-a-moment-of-opportunity-for-the-european-union-136877
14. Laulhé Shaelou and Andrea Manoli, ‘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’ (May 2020) https://ruleoflawmonitoringmechanism.eu/posts/the-islands-of-cyprus-and-great-britain-in-times-of-covid-19-pandemic-variations

Selected by the European Economic and Social Committee for publication on their Rule of Law database

15. Laulhé Shaelou and Andrea Manoli, ‘A Tale of Two: the COVID-19 pandemic and the Rule of Law in Cyprus’ (May 2020) https://verfassungsblog.de/a-tale-of-two-the-covid-19-pandemic-and-the-rule-of-law-in-cyprus/

Selected by the European Economic and Social Committee for publication on their Rule of Law database

16. Laulhé Shaelou and Klearchos Kyriakides, ‘Rule of Law Monitoring Mechanism and COVID-19’ (April 2020) https://ruleoflawmonitoringmechanism.eu/who-we-are
17. Laulhé Shaelou and Ms. Andrea Manoli, ‘Launch of Women in Law Mediterranean’ http://lawblog.uclancyprus.ac.cy/2020/03/05/interview-of-dr-linda-spedding-of-women-in-law-international-and-statement-on-the-inauguration-of-women-in-law-mediterranean/ (March 2020)
18. Athanassiou and S. Laulhé Shaelou, ‘The ‘internal’ enlargement of the EU – is it possible?’ (May 2014) http://blog.oup.com/2014/05/internal-enlargement-of-european-union-legal-possibility/

Conference Proceedings (refereed)

1. Laulhé Shaelou and K. Rokas, ‘Cyprus Report on the Rule of Law’ (FIDE XXX Congress Proceedings, 2023) 235-251 Open access: https://cic.events/fide/fide-publications-vol-1.pdf
2. Laulhé Shaelou and K. Kalaitzaki, ‘Cyprus Report’ in The new EU data protection regime (FIDE XXIX Congress Proceedings, Eleven International Publishing, The Hague, 2020) (open access) Open access: https://boeken.rechtsgebieden.boomportaal.nl/publicaties/9789462361294#4
3. Laulhé Shaelou and P. Athanassiou, ‘Cyprus Report’ in G. Bàndi et al, European Banking Union (FIDE XXVII Congress Proceedings, Vol. 1, Wolters Kluwer, 2016) 269-297 (available as ebook and hard copy).

Selective Conference and Seminar Presentations 

Invited Speaker/Keynote speeches

1. Cyprus Forum 2024, PRIO Cyprus Centre Panel on the 20 years of EU enlargement, 3 October 2024, Nicosia (panellist)

Watch video: https://2024.cyprusforum.cy/live-streaming/#1727094819281-ae8c637a-a8ba

2. Panel discussion “European Fundamental Values and Digitalization Data Protection, Automation, Digital Services and Digital Markets”, Jean Monnet Center of Excellence European Fundamental Values in Digital Era (EFVDE), 26 September 2024 (panellist)

Watch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zGItkmvd5I&t=2s

3. CRoLEV Lecture, ‘Upholding the Rule of Law in turbulent times: a European judiciary perspective’ and Launch of CRoLEV Dashboard, Summer School, 15-6 July 2024 (organiser, invited speaker)

https://crolev.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CRoLEV-Summer-School-2024_Flyer_compressed.pdf and https://crolev.eu/press-release-for-crolev-summer-school/

4. ESSCA Research conference on European Studies, 10-12 July 2024, Angers, France and online (Chair, moderator)
5. Training, European Commission ‘EU Better Regulation for Better Results. Bringing implementation in line with the EU law in the Turkish Cypriot community’, EUPSO, Nicosia, 1^st July 2024 (trainer)
6. Research seminar on the ‘Rule of Law and European Values in turbulent times’, University of Ruhr, Faculty of Law, Bochum, Germany, 29 May 2024 https://www.ifhv.de/news/daad-professor-shaelou
7. Centre for European Policy Studies Panel, “Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the EU’s ‘big bang’ enlargement”, 30 April 2024 (online) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcMDEW__9gI

https://crolev.eu/crolev-engagement-with-the-celebrations-for-the-20-years-of-eu-enlargement-to-cyprus-and-another-9-member-states-on-1st-may-2004/

8. Panel organised by the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, UK (CISI) on ‘Digital ethics: The new EU AI Act’. The session gave a high-level overview of the new EU AI Act and its implications on businesses and within the financial sector. In partnership with the UCLan Cyprus and NetU, 11 April 2024 (organiser, invited speaker) https://www.cisi.org/cisiweb2/shop/event-details?eventid=86855384
9. Talk on ‘Upholding the Rule of Law in turbulent times: a European judiciary perspective’, UN Institute for Research and Training, 8 April 2024 (invited speaker) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzFuXQxAIHo&t=38s
10. UNFICYP talk for EMBRACE ‘Human Rights and Rights for reconciliation’, Networking Forum facilitated by UNFICYP Civil Affairs Section, Ledra Palace, 29 February 2024
11. CRoLEV Fireside discussion, Cyprus Forum, 30 September 2023

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HS7VWNU_pM&t=413s

12. ‘The Societal Reality of the Rule of Law and Democratic Values in Europe-a proposed methodology’, 53rd Annual UACES Conference, Belfast Northern Ireland, 4-7 September 2024. CRoLEV, in collaboration with the project CITIZENS-LAW, successfully organised and ran a themed track entitled ‘The Rule of Law under scrutiny: Interdisciplinary, Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives’ https://crolev.eu/report-from-uaces-conference-2023/
13. CRoLEV Guest Lecture ‘The Rule of law and the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development’, CRoLEV 1^st Summer School and 2^nd Interdisciplinary Workshop, 15-6 June 2023. See https://crolev.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CRoLEV-Summer-School-June-2023-short-full.pdf and https://crolev.eu/press-release-for-second-interdisciplinary-workshop-and-first-crolev-summer-school/
14. Representation of the Cyprus branch of the International Federation of European Law (FIDE) and co-author of the Cyprus Report on the Rule of Law at the XXX FIDE Congress held in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 31^st May to 3^rdJune 2023.
15. Social Mediation and the Rule of Law, SOMEROL project, supported by CRoLEV: https://crolev.eu/somerol-final-conference/, 27-28 April 2023, UCLan Cyprus campus (organiser, chair and discussant)

SOMEROL project’s video.

16. ‘Women in Law’ Conference, Cyprus Bar Association, Larnaca, 5 April 2023, CRoLEV survey, presentation. Report and Blogpost on Gender pay gap in the Legal Profession: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfBs- ; see report: https://crolev.eu/the-gender-pay-gap-in-the-legal-profession-in-cyprus-report-findings/
17. EU Fundamental Rights Agency Director’s visit to Cyprus, 11 May 2023, Roundtable with EU Fundamental Rights Agency Director Mr Michael O’Flaherty.
18. CRoLEV presentation at the Court of Justice of the EU, 11 March 2023 (online)
19. CRoLEV and ICLAIM CSO Training and Focus Group, ‘Citizen Empowerment: sustainable Rule of Law and European Values in Europe Series’, 2-3 December 2022, UCLan Cyprus (Rule of Law expert) https://crolev.eu/citizen-empowerment-sustainable-rule-of-law-and-european-values-in-europe-series/ ; report https://crolev.eu/citizen-empowerment-sustainable-rule-of-law-and-european-values-in-europe-series-training-and-focus-group/ ; and press release https://crolev.eu/citizen-empowerment-sustainable-rule-of-law-and-european-values-in-europe-press-release/
20. CRoLEV NET launch, ‘An introduction to CRoLEV’, 2 November 2022, UCLan Cyprus https://crolev.eu/crolev-net-launch/ and https://crolev.eu/crolev-net/ (Organiser and Chair)

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nke_vGDs1go

21. 10^th World Democracy Forum, Council of Europe, ‘Social Mediation project to uphold the Rule of Law and Democratic Values’, speaker at Lab 9 on the protection of activists and human rights’ defenders, Strasbourg, 8 November 2022

Watch the panel: https://www.coe.int/en/web/world-forum-democracy/lab-9-2022-protection-of-activists-and-human-rights-defenders?fbclid=IwAR3k8d4WDTqEt0mywvHOsO0PBvrGKK32MymU3exH15Lnnm0BO2bfU58YeBU

22. ‘Populist trends? When the Rule of Law meets digital technology’, Public Lecture, EU-POP Final Conference, 10-11 June 2022, UCLan Cyprus campus https://eupopulism.eu/eu-pop-conference-2/ and https://eupopulism.eu/eu-pop-third-summer-school-10-11-june-2022-programme/
23. Academy of European Law (ERA)’s Annual Conference on AI Systems and Fundamental Rights, Roundtable Discussion, ‘Clarifying expectations for conducting risk assessments’ (Chair, Speaker and discussant), 7-8 April 2022, Brussels and Online https://www.era.int/upload/dokumente/24289.pdf
24. Workshop on ‘Shaping the ‘From theory to practice’ topic’, European Commission, Directorate-General Research and Innovation, Horizon Europe, Cluster 2, Exploitation of results from research on democracy and governance, 23 March 2022 (online) (invited speaker)
25. ‘Solution from Cyprus: social mediation in global solutions’, Global Solutions Forum at the G-STIC Conference, EXPO2020, Dubai, 16-19 January 2022 https://www.gstic.org/dubai/programme/18-january/?indubai=17164 ; https://www.unsdsn.org/global-solutions-forum-2022 and https://panorama.solutions/en/news/global-solutions-forum-2022

Watch the solution’s video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kzlJDMT8ao&t=3s

Watch the panel: https://vimeo.com/668034363

26. Group on Fundamental Rights and the Rule of Law, European Economic and Social Committee, participant at CSO roundtable, 26 November 2021, Nicosia
27. Paris Peace Forum 2021, participant at Foresight Workshop “Digital Futures: Co-Designing AI Governance”, 13 November 2021 (online)
28. ‘Project SHERPA: Shaping the Ethical Dimensions of Smart Information Systems (A European Perspective)’, speaker at The Digital Public Sphere, Law Department, EUI, 16 July 2021 (online)
29. Speaker at the Online Mutual Learning Encounter on Data Protection and Privacy in Location and Proximity Data ICT Tools, Participatory Approaches to a New Ethical and Legal Framework for ICT (PANELFIT), June 2021 https://www.panelfit.eu/mutual-learning-encounters/case-studies/ (online)
30. Conference on the ‘Rule of Law in the EU: Consensus and Discontents’, European University Institute, Panel on ‘The Rule of Law and the EU in the Technological Age’. Professor Stéphanie Laulhé Shaelou, ‘‘Digital Life’ in times of crisis: the tale of the Rule of Law in the European digital public legal order’ (10-1 June 2021)
31. Speaker at the Book Launch, Prof. Bernd Stahl, Artificial Intelligence for a better future (2021, Springer), UCLan, 28 April 2021 (online) https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/prof-stephanie-laulhe-shaelou-invited-speaker-at-high-profile-events-and-recipient-of-a-fellowship-at-the-prestigious-european-university-institute-in-florence-on-the-regulation-of-artificial-intellig/

Watch the Book Launch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YvLlPQlX5g&t=2s

32. Online seminar on Human Rights and AI Systems, Academy of European Law (ERA) in Trier. Speaker at Round Table discussion on ‘Liability for fundamental rights violations arising from AI systems’, Trier, 30 March 2021 (online) https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/prof-stephanie-laulhe-shaelou-invited-speaker-at-high-profile-events-and-recipient-of-a-fellowship-at-the-prestigious-european-university-institute-in-florence-on-the-regulation-of-artificial-intellig/
33. Speaker at Roundtable Discussion on Illicit Finance and National Security in Cyprus, Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, Brussels, 11 March 2021 (online).
34. 3^rd Paris Peace Forum, ‘The values of Artificial Intelligence technology: Bringing ethics to the table’, speaker at Plenary Panel with H.E. Borut Pahor, President of the Republic of Slovenia; Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO; Prof. Stuart Russell, Professor of Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley and Bertrand Braunschweig, Director, Paris Centre of Expertise, Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence, National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology (INRIA), Cité des Sciences, Paris, 11-13 November 2020 (online) https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/the-university-of-central-lancashire-s-uclan-cyprus-head-of-school-of-law-to-be-speaking-at-the-paris-peace-forum-2020-alongside-great-leaders-of-international-organisations/

https://www.project-sherpa.eu/the-sherpa-project-participates-in-the-annual-paris-peace-forum/

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrP_QxLM-yM&list=PLhHMwTfbaJ0QiEMKI2Ff2-NG9k6AsmvIn&index=36

35. 3^rd Paris Peace Forum, speaker, pitch of the Sherpa project, Paris, 11-13 November 2020 (online)

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2OsnOP6jas&list=PLhHMwTfbaJ0TJasNv16OsjsSSj5X0ZdfM&index=96

36. ‘Access to justice in time of COVID-19 – Variations on general principles of EU law’, speaker at the Conference on the Diversity of Enforcement Titles in cross-border Debt Collection in EU, Hotel Slovenija, Portorož – Portorose, Slovenia, 10-11 September 2020 (online)

Watch the presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXI8I18G0s0

37. ‘The application of the Brussels Regulation in Cyprus across the Dividing Line’, speaker at the DG Justice funded programme EU-EN4s consortium meeting at UCLan Cyprus, 23-4 January 2020
38. ‘Legal framework of data protection in the EU and Cyprus: Overview of case law on fundamental rights’, speaker at the UCLan Cyprus School of Law CPD training on Legal Issues and Practical Approaches for Emerging Technologies: Expert insights into real risks and multiplying opportunities, 3^rd training on ‘Recent developments in Data protection regulation’, held in Nicosia, 15 January 2020 (2 CPD hours)
39. Invited speaker at ‘Lessons from Brexit – Internal reflections’, Brexit Plenary at the Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference, held at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, 3-6 September 2019
40. ‘Of bits and pieces of EU Law in territories. The many shades of European integration’, invited speaker at CERiM Conference, ‘Beyond EU ‘Membership’? Current issues and future perspectives’, held at the University of Maastricht, 23-4 May 2019
41. ‘The principles of legitimate expectations, non-retroactivity, property rights and proportionality in the Cypriot sugar market cases’, invited speaker at the ERC closing conference on ‘The role of national constitutions in European and global governance’, University of Kent, London, 26-7 November 2018
42. ‘Citizens’ rights and social rights: the routes for UK citizens in Cyprus’, invited speaker at the conference entitled ‘Brexit and its implications for Cyprus’ organised by PRIO Cyprus Centre, the University of East Anglia and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Cyprus Office, Nicosia, 9 November 2018
43. ‘EU citizenship and EU withdrawal’, invited speaker at the conference entitled ‘EU Citizenship, Federalism and Rights’ held at the Court of Justice of the European Union/University of Luxembourg, 17-18 November 2017, and organised by the Amicale des Référendaires de la Cour de Justice de l’UE, the University of Luxembourg and the University of Groningen
44. ‘A Critical Look at the Cypriot Citizenship by Investment Programme’, invited speaker at the 2^nd Annual Academic Investment Migration Seminar: ‘The state of the investment migration field’, organised by the Investment Migration Council, SOAS and the University of Groningen, 5 June 2017, Geneva
45. ‘Selling or renting citizenship? The case of the Cypriot investment citizenship programme’, invited speaker at Conference entitled ‘Investment migration: making sense of the trend’ organised by the Investment Migration Council, the Graduate Institute Geneva, the Global Migration Centre and the University of Groningen, 5 June 2016, Geneva
46. ‘Europeanisation as legal integration? Ten years after the Big Bang enlargement’, keynote speech delivered at a conference entitled ‘New perspectives in European Studies: Europeanisation in the EU and the Neighbourhood’ at the Queen’s University Belfast, Faculty of Political Sciences, 6-7 March 2015
47. ‘Legitimate expectations, property rights and proportionality in the Cypriot sugar market cases’, paper delivered at a work in progress ERC seminar entitled ‘Assessing the EU’s responsiveness to constitutional rights: data retention, arrest warrants and beyond’, University of Kent, UK, 28-29 August 2014
48. ‘EU Citizenship and State secession’, paper delivered at a conference entitled ‘The right to have what rights? EU Citizenship’s role reconsidered’ held at the University of Oslo, Norway, 13-14 September 2013
49. ‘The outer-limits of the principle of good neighbourliness in EU law’, paper delivered at a conference entitled ‘The principle of good neighbourly relations in Europe: theory and practice’ held at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, 8 March 2013
50. ‘L’identité constitutionnelle dans la jurisprudence constitutionnelle des nouveaux pays membres de l’Union européenne’, speech delivered at a conference on the topic of the judicial perception of national identity in Europe at the Université Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, Centre for Research on International and European Law, La Sorbonne, Paris, 3 December 2010

Introductory Sessions – Chairing – Discussant – Convenor

1. Talk by Cyprus Commissioner for Personal Data Protection, Ms Irene Loizidou Nicolaidou at UCLan Cyprus, February 2023 https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/the-cyprus-commissioner-for-personal-data-protection-ms-irene-loizidou-nicolaidou-at-uclan-cyprus/ (Chair)
2. Webinar on ‘Judicial Leadership and the Rule of Law’, in the memory of the late HHJ Roger Elsey, former Sovereign Base Areas Resident Judge, with members of the Judiciary of England & Wales and the Republic of Cyprus https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/judicial-leadership-and-the-rule-of-law/ (Organiser, Chair, Discussant)
3. Honorary Doctorate ceremony, Mr Justice Costas Clerides, Former Judge, Supreme Court of Cyprus and Former Attorney-General of the Republic of Cyprus, 30 March 2022, UCLan Cyprus (Organiser and Chair) https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/honorary-doctorate-awarded-by-uclan-cyprus-to-the-honourable-mr-justice-costas-clerides/
4. Visit by the Ambassador of the United States of America, H.E. Judith G. Garber, to UCLan Cyprus, 28 March 2022 https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/visit-by-the-ambassador-of-the-united-states-of-america-her-excellency-judith-g-garber-to-uclan-cyprus/ (Organiser and Chair)
5. CPD Webinar: ‘Fundamentals on Data Protection’, with the support of the Larnaka and Famagusta Bar Associations, 31 March 2022 (online) (Organiser, Chair, Moderator) (online) https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/continuing-professional-development-webinar-fundamentals-on-data-protection/ and https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/continuing-professional-development-webinar/

Watch the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKWw3JuKT8E

6. CPD Webinar: ‘Unlocking Civil and Commercial Mediation in Cyprus’, with the support of the Larnaka and Famagusta Bar Associations, 24 February 2022 (online) (Organiser and Chair) https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/continuing-professional-development-webinar-unlocking-civil-and-commercial-mediation-in-cyprus/
7. CPD webinar: ‘Diversity of Enforcement Titles in Cross-border Debt Collection in the European Union’, with the support of the EU funded project EN4s, 10 February 2022 (online) (Chair) https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/diversity-of-enforcement-titles-in-cross-border-debt-collection-in-the-european-union/
8. Culture and Social Mediation for Cyprus, Social Mediators’ Network, supported by the British High Commission in Nicosia, 20 January 2022 (online) (Chair) https://www.social-mediation.org/activities/
9. Human Rights Day and Cyprus, Keynote Speech & Panel Discussion, with H.E. Mrs Annita Demetriou, President of the House of Representatives of Cyprus, 13 December 2021, UCLan Cyprus in association with the United Nations Association of Cyprus, on campus (Chair and organisation) https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/human-rights-day-amp-cyprus-key-note-speech-amp-panel-discussion/
10. ‘What we want from the EU as a Civil Society’, Conference on the Future of Europe, Dr. Costas Mavrides, MEP; Andreas Kettis, EP Office in Cyprus and Myrto Zambarta, EC Office in Cyprus http://eudirectlarnaca.eu/en/what-we-want-from-the-eu-as-a-civil-society/ 19 November 2021, UCLan Cyprus (Moderator)

Watch the Forum: https://www.facebook.com/eudirectlarnaca/videos/1928463550661880

11. ‘Data protection in the pandemic’, International Federation of European Law (FIDE) XXIX Congress, The Hague, 3-6 November 2021 (Moderator) https://fide2020.eu/fide-2020/plenaries/

https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/prof-stephanie-laulhe-shaelou-invited-moderator-at-high-profile-european-event-the-fide-2021-congress-in-the-hague/

12. Social Mediation in Practice, Fundamental Rights Forum 2021, EU Fundamental Rights Agency (11 October 2021) https://hybrid.fundamentalrightsforum.eu/Programme?session=c2Vzc2lvbjo5NzgwMQ%3D%3D (convenor and moderator)
13. The 3rd Cyprus Annual Legal Conference, IMH Conference, 12 May 2021 (online) (Chair and Moderator) (CPD hours).
14. ‘Taking stock: Europe’s Rule of Law in times of COVID-19’, online conference and semi-closed round table organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands, 30 November 2020 (invited discussant for Cyprus).
15. Cyprus Forum 2020, ‘Higher Education as a booster of shared prosperity’ with Rectors, University of Cyprus; European University Cyprus; Cyprus Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation, 3 October 2020 (Chairwoman)

Watch the panel: https://cyprusforum.cy/media/#video-gallery-e42023d-5

16. Social Mediation Conference and Launch of Social Mediators Network, 12 September 2020, co-organised by UCLan Cyprus, ICLAIM and the British High Commission (Welcome address, F2F and online) https://www.iclaimcentre.org/social-mediation-in-practice/

Watch the video: https://www.social-mediation.org/watch-social-mediation-conference-public-session/

17. The 2^nd Cyprus Annual Legal Conference, IMH Conference, 9 September 2020 (online) (Chair and Moderator) (CPD hours). Programme included opening addresses by H.E. Ms. Emily Yiolitis, Minister of Justice and Public Order, Republic of Cyprus; H.E. Mr. George Savvides, Attorney General, Republic of Cyprus; and Justice Mr. Stelios Nathanael, President, Supreme Court, Republic of Cyprus.

Watch the video of the whole event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkftoYAI4-o

18. Symposium, ‘Intellectual Property and Open Data. Emerging Trends and their implications for Cyprus’, held with the support of the Intellectual and Industrial Property Section, Department of Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver, Republic of Cyprus, 25 February 2020 at UCLan Cyprus campus (2 CPD hours) (Organiser, Welcome and Chair) Symposium on ‘Intellectual Property and Open Data: Emerging Trends and their Implications for Cyprus’ – UCLan Cyprus
19. 3^rd Shipping Symposium ‘The modern challenges of Shipping in Cyprus. Technical and legal trends in Smart Shipping’, organised by the Law School of UCLan Cyprus and held under the auspices of the Deputy Ministry of Shipping, Republic of Cyprus, sponsored by the Hellenic Bank, Limassol, 13 February 2020 (Organiser, Welcome and Chair) (2 CPD hours) The modern challenges of shipping in Cyprus. Technical and legal trends in Smart Shipping – UCLan Cyprus
20. Educational exhibition, ‘Let me be myself. The life story of Anne Frank’, organised with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands in Cyprus and the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, at UCLan Cyprus campus, 3-14 February 2020 (Organiser). In preparation for https://eupopulism.eu/eu-pop-activities-on-75-years-after-auschwitz/
21. CPD training on Legal Issues and Practical Approaches for Emerging Technologies: Expert insights into real risks and multiplying opportunities, 3^rd training on ‘Recent developments in Data protection regulation’, UCLan Cyprus, held in Nicosia, 15 January 2020 (Co-organiser, Welcome and Chair) (6 CPD hours)
22. Human Rights Days 2019, series of events including a photo exhibition ‘Trauma, Healing and Hope’ of the International Criminal Court, The Hague, The Netherlands, with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Cyprus, launched at UCLan Cyprus on 5 December 2019 (Co-organiser and Welcome)
23. ‘Human Rights Education in context’, Conference, September 2019 (Welcome)
24. The Cyprus Legal Conference, IMH Conference, Nicosia, 10 September 2019 (Chair and Moderator) (2 CPD hours)
25. Round Table on the ‘European Parliament elections results, a social legal and political commentary’, School of Law, UCLan Cyprus, Nicosia, 5 June 2019 with Dr. Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, Former Foreign Affairs Minister (Chair)
26. Round Table with the The Hon. President Lenaerts, President of the Court of Justice of the EU, “The role of the Court of Justice in enhancing data protection in the EU”, Law School, UCLan Cyprus campus, 16 April 2019 (Organiser, Chair and Welcome address)

Watch the video: https://vls.uclan.ac.uk/Play/41315

27. Public Lecture by The Hon. President Lenaerts, President of the Court of Justice of the EU, “The role of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the Member States”, organised by the Law School, UCLan Cyprus with the Law Department, University of Cyprus, Hellenic Bank, Nicosia, 15 April 2019 (Convenor) (2 CPD hours)
28. 2^nd Round Table of Experts, ‘The rule of law ‘backsliding’ in the EU’, organised by the School of Law, UCLan Cyprus and the University of Luxembourg, Nicosia, 1 March 2019, with Hon. Prof. Vasilios Skouris (former President, CJEU), Hon. Dr. Akis Hadjihambis (former President, Supreme Court of Cyprus), George Nicolaou (former Judge, ECtHR), and Prof. Dimitry Kochenov,  Cleopatra hotel, 1 March 2019 (Chair and Organiser)
29. 2^nd Shipping Symposium, ‘The modern challenges of shipping in Cyprus. Focus on the legal and financial framework and structural reforms’, organised by the Law School, UCLan Cyprus, under the auspices of the Cyprus Shipping Deputy Minister, externally sponsored by the Hellenic Bank, Limassol, 31 January 2019 (Chair and Organiser) (2 CPD hours)
30. Human Rights Day and Cyprus, Keynote speech by the Cyprus Minister of Foreign Affairs, E. Dr. Nikos Christoulides, Law School, UCLan Cyprus campus, 13 December 2018 (Chair and Organiser)
31. Med-Mid 12^th Annual Meeting of the European Court of Arbitration, UCLan Cyprus, 26 October 2018 (Co-organiser, co-Chair and Welcome address). Distinguished guest: Justice Myron Nicolatos, President of the Supreme Court of Cyprus. See https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/med-mid-the-12th-mediterranean-amp-middle-east-conference-at-uclan-cyprus/

Watch the video:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm3Qt62cyjU  

32. Chairing, ‘Trends in International Commercial Arbitration and Litigation Conference’, conference organised by Harris Kyriakides LLC and Quinn Emanuel Trial Lawyers, 19-20 April 2018, Larnaka (Panel 1)
33. Round Table of Experts, ‘Promoting and protecting socio-economic rights in times of crisis in Europe’, with Justice Myron Nicolatos, President of the Supreme Court of Cyprus, Hon. Dr. Akis Hadjihambis (former President, Supreme Court of Cyprus), Hon. Judge Anna Marcoulli (General Court of the European Union), and Hon. Judge Georgios Serghides (European Court of Human Rights), Cleopatra hotel, 2 March 2018 (Chair and Organiser)
34. Opening address on behalf of the Cyprus Chapter of the European Court of Arbitration, Seminar on Arbitration and Mediation, organised by the Cyprus Judges Association, Supreme Court of Cyprus, 8 February 2018 (Organiser and Speaker)
35. Symposium on ‘The modern challenges of shipping in Cyprus. Focus on the legal framework, financing and dispute resolution’ organised by the Law School of UCLan Cyprus with the Cyprus Department of Merchant Shipping under the auspices of the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works of Cyprus, 7 December 2017 (120 guests and 350 viewers through live streaming) (Chair, Welcome and Organiser). Sponsored by the Hellenic Bank Shipping.
36. Arbitration annual conference organised by the Cyprus Arbitration and Mediation Centre, 7 November 2017, Hilton Cyprus (invited Chair)
37. ‘The Sustainability of socio-economic rights in times of crisis’, Jean Monnet Module Closing Academic Conference and Open Forum, 3-4 July 2017, UCLan Cyprus. Opened by the Dutch Ambassador to Cyprus. (Organiser, Chair and Speaker)
38. Jean Monnet Module (JMM) Research Workshop for PhD students entitled ‘Future trends in interdisciplinary research’, 30 June 2016, UCLan Cyprus. (Introductory session, Discussant and Speaker)

Paper presented (S. Laulhé Shaelou): “The uneasy relationship between the Bail-in and EU law: from effective judicial protection to global migration”

39. Introductory session, Discussant at a staff seminar organised by the legal department at the Central Bank of Cyprus for the JMM/School of Law research scholars.
40. Introductory session, Discussant and Vice-Chair at two JMM Round Tables held on 26 June 2015 at the EU House, Nicosia, chaired by Prof. Fabian Amtenbrink, University of Rotterdam, and with Prof. Takis Tridimas, King’s College London, Topics: EU economic governance and the European Banking Union (invitations to legal, banking and accounting professionals as well as policy-makers in Cyprus). (Organiser, Chair and Moderator)

Conference/Seminar/Lecture Organisation (selection different from above)

 

1. Visit of EU Commissioner Mrs Stella Kyriakides, 1 March 2024, the School of Law at UCLan Cyprus and CRoLEV had the honour of hosting the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, originally from Cyprus, Mrs. Stella Kyriakidou, at the facilities of the University, in Pyla. https://crolev.eu/visit-of-eu-commissioner-mrs-stella-kyriakides/ and https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/episkepsi-tis-eyropaias-epitropoy-k-st/
2. CRoLEV and Council of Europe Academy on Participatory Democracy, 28/11, 1-2/12/23 (organisation, convenor, facilitator) https://crolev.eu/academy-on-participatory-democracy-in-cyprus/ and https://crolev.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CRoLEV_CoE_Academy_Agenda_Cyprus.pdf ; press release: https://crolev.eu/the-first-council-of-europe-academy-on-participatory-democracy-in-cyprus/

Council of Europe Academy on Participatory Democracy building bridges between public authorities and civil society in Cyprus – Participatory democracy (coe.int)

3. CRoLEV Citizen Festival, 17 November 2023, https://crolev.eu/crolev-citizen-festival-programme/ and https://crolev.eu/press-release-for-citizen-festival/
4. 53rd Annual UACES Conference, Belfast Northern Ireland, 4-7/9/23. CRoLEV, in collaboration with the project CITIZENS-LAW, successfully organised and ran a themed track entitled ‘The Rule of Law under scrutiny: Interdisciplinary, Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives’ https://crolev.eu/report-from-uaces-conference-2023/
5. UCLan Cyprus, ICPAC and CISI CPD Series 2023, Using Good Governance against bad practices: The Role of Professionals in the UK, Cyprus and beyond, February-March 2023: https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/using-good-governance-against-bad-practices-the-role-of-professionals-in-the-uk-cyprus-and-beyond/ and https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/using-good-governance-against-bad-practices-the-role-of-professionals-in-the-uk-cyprus-and-beyond-2/ (Organisation, Chair, Moderator, Discussant)

Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JexWafWmJMY&t=28s (webinar 1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95_IpgDrc8k&t=54s (webinar 2)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43SEJpgtU0I (webinar 3)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw34f7r4U34 (webinar 4)

6. Social Mediation and the Rule of Law, SOMEROL project, supported by CRoLEV: https://crolev.eu/somerol-final-conference/, 27-28 April 2023, UCLan Cyprus campus
7. UCLan Cyprus AML CPD course 2022 ‘Anti-Money Laundering, Legal Practice and the Rule of Law: A Critical Post-Brexit Anglo-Cypriot Analysis’, https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/anti-money-laundering-legal-practice-and-the- rule-of-law-a-critical-post-brexit-anglo-cypriot-analysis/ and https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/uclan-cyprus-hosts-another-cpd-event-pursuant-to-its-memoranda-of-understanding-with-two-local-bar-associations/ (December 2022) (Organisation, Chair, Moderator, Discussant)

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMqFPCYUZxc&t=767s

8. Multiagency Training on ‘Safeguarding and Modern Slavery’, organised by UCLan Cyprus and the Sovereign Base Areas Customs and Immigration, supported by the British High Commission Nicosia and the Research Centre for Migration, Diaspora and Exile (MIDEX), with speakers from the UK National Crime Agency, the UK Border Force and School of Law, UCLan Cyprus campus, 4 July 2022 (Organiser, Chair, Project Lead) https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/safeguarding-modern-slavery-multiagency-training-held-in-collaboration-with-the-sovereign-base-areas-customs-and-immigration/
9. EU-POP 3^rd Summer School (Co-Organiser, Chair), 10-11 June 2022 (hybrid) https://eupopulism.eu/third-eu-pop-summer-school/ and https://eupopulism.eu/eu-pop-third-summer-school-10-11-june-2022-programme/ (full programme). Report: https://eupopulism.eu/3rd-annual-summer-school/
10. EU-POP Final Conference (Co-Organiser, Chair and Opening Lecture), 12-13 May 2022 with Opening Lecture on ‘Populist trends? When the Rule of Law meets digital technology’ (hybrid) https://eupopulism.eu/eu-pop-conference/ and https://eupopulism.eu/eu-pop-conference-12-and-13-may-2022-brochure/ (full programme). Report: https://eupopulism.eu/eu-pop-conference-2/
11. EU-POP 3^rd Guest Lecture by Professor Alina Tryfonidou on ‘The Impact of Right-Wing Populism on the Family Rights of Sexual Minorities in Europe’ (Chair), 29 March 2022 (online) https://eupopulism.eu/eu-pop-guest-lecture-alina-tryfonidou/ and https://eupopulism.eu/gl-alina-tryfonidou/ Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flbzpU6Qnpc
12. Strategic litigation in the field of human trafficking, Online Training, organised by School of Law, UCLan Cyprus, ICLAIM and Step Up Stop Slavery, with Doughty Street Chambers, London, and supported by the British High Commission in Nicosia, 13 December 2021 (online) (Chair and organisation) (2 CPD hours) https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/strategic-litigation-in-the-field-of-human-trafficking/

Watch the webinar: https://htsproject.uclancyprus.ac.cy/online-training-strategic-litigation-in-the-field-of-human-trafficking-prof-stephanie-laulhe-shaelou-catherine-meredith-anthony-vaughan-grainne-mellon/

13. Smuggling and Human Trafficking across the Green Line, launch event, 17 November 2021, organised by School of Law, UCLan Cyprus, ICLAIM and Step Up Stop Slavery, at UCLan Cyprus campus (Chair and organisation) https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/uclan-cyprus-and-bhc-launch-new-project-on-smuggling-and-human-trafficking-across-the-green-line/
14. Staff webinar and training, ‘What can be done about ‘the scourge of corruption’?’ Webinar by Prof. Stéphanie Laulhé Shaelou (Chair and Speaker) and Dr. Klearchos Kyriakides, 7 July 2021 (online)
15. EU-POP 2^nd Summer School (Co-Organiser, Chair and Opening Lecture), ‘The Substantive Requirements of Judicial Independence in the EU: Lessons from Times of Crisis’ by Prof Stéphanie Laulhé Shaelou, Launch of the 1st EU-POP Working Paper in the EU-POP Working Paper Series (JMMWP series): J.Veraldi and S. Laulhé Shaelou, ‘Judicial Independence in the EU in Times of Crisis’ (EU-POP Working Paper Series, inaugural WP, no1/2021), 2 and 3 July 2021. See https://eupopulism.eu/second-eu-pop-summer-school-2nd-3rd-july-2021/ and https://eupopulism.eu/summer-school/year-2021/ (hybrid event)

Watch the Guest Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9En0GbOGOs&t=647s

16. On-campus closed Round Table discussion and brainstorming session on ‘Human Trafficking in Cyprus’ with special guests The Hon. Judge Roger Elsey, Acting Judge of the Senior Judges’ Court of the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, and The Hon. Judge Michelle Brewer, Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber (Chair and Moderator), 29 June, 2021 and 29 July 2021 (follow-up session). See https://htsproject.uclancyprus.ac.cy/
17. CPD Webinar: ‘Parliamentary Transparency & Accountability’ (2 CPD Units). This is the second of a series of free transparency-related CPD Webinars organised by the School of Law of UCLan Cyprus in association with the British High Commission in Nicosia. Keynote speaker: Saira Salimi, Speaker’s Counsel, House of Commons, Parliament of the United Kingdom. Welcome by Stephen Lillie CMG, British High Commissioner to Cyprus and Prof. Stéphanie Laulhé Shaelou (Chair). Discussant: Dr. Klearchos A. Kyriakides, Assistant Professor and Deputy Head, School of Law, UCLan Cyprus, 25 May 2021 https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/continuing-professional-development-webinar-parliamentary-transparency-amp-accountability/ and https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/parliamentary-transparency-and-accountability/

Watch the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlpshafmCow

18. CPD Webinar: ‘Open Justice, Transparency and the Judiciary’ (2 CPD units). This is the first of a series of free transparency-related CPD Webinars organised by the School of Law of UCLan Cyprus in association with the British High Commission in Nicosia. Keynote speaker: Sir Robin Knowles CBE, Judge of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales. Welcome by Stephen Lillie CMG, British High Commissioner to Cyprus and Prof. Stéphanie Laulhé Shaelou (Chair). Discussant: Dr. Klearchos A. Kyriakides, Assistant Professor and Deputy Head, School of Law, UCLan Cyprus, 31 March 2021. https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/CDP_Webinar_Transparency_FINAL.pdf and https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/open-justice-transparency-and-the-judiciary-2/
19. EU-POP Guest Lecture: ‘Tackling Populism in Europe: The role of the European Parliament’ with Andreas Kettis – Head of the European Parliament Office in Cyprus (Chair), 30 March 2021. https://eupopulism.eu/guest-lecture-tackling-populism-in-europe-the-role-of-the-european-parliament-30-march-2021/ and https://eupopulism.eu/eu-pop-guest-lecture-by-mr-andreas-kettis-on-tackling-populism-in-europe-the-role-of-the-european-parliament/

Watch the Guest Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz8BZYVJmr0&t=1362s

20. Professional Development Webinar: ‘An introduction to the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment Certifications in Cyprus’ (Chair) Discussant: Dr. Klearchos A. Kyriakides, Assistant Professor and Deputy Head, School of Law, UCLan Cyprus, 24 March 2021. https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/professional-development-an-introduction-to-the-chartered-institute-of-securities-amp-investment-certifications-in-cyprus/

Watch the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIMAFtWiMbk

21. EU-POP Roundtable: “Does the ECHR really protect the ‘right to offend, shock or disturb’? A critical assessment of the European Court of Human Right´s hate speech case law”, with Mr. Jacob Mchangama, Founder and Executive Director of Justitia, 11 March 2021. https://eupopulism.eu/does-the-echr-really-protect-the-right-to-offend-shock-or-disturb-by-mr-jacob-machangama-11-march-2021/ and https://eupopulism.eu/roundtable-on-does-the-echr-really-protect-the-right-to-offend-shock-or-disturb-a-critical-assessment-of-the-european-court-of-human-rights-hate-speech-case-law/

Watch the Roundtable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3UN_MTTRe8&t=1258s

22. CPD Webinar, ‘2021 Law and Technology updates’ (Chair). Speakers: Ms Amy Grant, Senior Visiting Fellow, School of Law, UCLan Cyprus; Mr. Stylianos Christoforou, lawyer and Data Protection Officer, 25 February 2021. https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SoLWebinar_Feb2021.pdf and https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/continuous-professional-development-webinar-2021-law-and-technology-updates

Watch the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa2eT5_I7bE

23. Τηλεδιάσκεψη, ‘Το δικαίωμα προσφυγής Μη Κυβερνητικών Οργανώσεων και άλλων ομάδων πολιτών για προστασία του περιβάλλοντος: μία συγκριτική επισκόπηση του δικαίου της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης, Γαλλίας και Κύπρου’ (Organiser), 16 February https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/online-symposium-access-to-justice-of-environmental-ngos/

See papers at http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/zypern/17387.pdf and https://ruleoflawmonitoringmechanism.eu/materials

Watch the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YcVtjp3Ouc

24. CPD Webinar, ‘The impact of Brexit upon the legal profession in the Republic of Cyprus’, organised by the School of Law of UCLan Cyprus with a speaker from the Law Society of England and Wales, 20 January 2021 (Convenor, Chairwoman and speaker) (2 CPD hours). https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/the-impact-of-brexit-upon-the-legal-profession-in-the-republic-of-cyprus/ and https://ruleoflawmonitoringmechanism.eu/media

Watch the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9-yvb7wTWk

Listen to Podcast: https://saskiaconstantinou.com/podcast/stephanie-shaelou/

25. LLM module ‘EU Law & Governance in Populist Times’ with Dr. Andreas Marcou, November and December 2020 (4 CPD units); October and November 2021 (12 CPD units) LLM module on EU Constitutional Law and Governance in populist times | European Union Law and Governance in Populist Times (eupopulism.eu) (Course co-Convenor and Tutor)
26. ‘Sixty years of State Relations’, Online Symposium organised by the School of Law of UCLan Cyprus and MGIMO University celebrating the passage of 60 years since the Republic of Cyprus established diplomatic relations with Russia. With Visiting and Honorary Fellows of the School of Law, UCLan Cyprus,Supported by the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Cyprus, 2 December 2020 (2 CPD hours) (Convenor, Chairwoman and speaker) https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/sixty-years-of-state-relations-an-online-symposium-to-mark-the-passage-of-60-years-since-the-republic-of-cyprus-established-state-relations-with-russia/

Sixty years of State Relations – MoU and online symposium to mark the passage of 60 years since the Republic of Cyprus established State Relations with Russia – UCLan Cyprus

Watch the video of the event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RONm30ERRTc

27. ‘A Symposium to mark the 60^th anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus’, with The Hon. Mr. Justice Costas Clerides (Ret’d), former Judge of the Supreme Court of Cyprus, former Attorney-General of Cyprus. With academics and Honorary Fellows of the School of Law, UCLan Cyprus, 18 November 2020 (2 CPD units) (Convenor and Chairwoman) https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/a-symposium-to-mark-the-60th-anniversary-of-the-establishment-of-the-republic-of-cyprus/

Watch the symposium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbNaEoZHD2E

28. Jean Monnet Module EU-POP Summer School, ‘EU Law and Governance in Populist Times’, with a mixture of guest lectures, workshops, keynote and expert talks from all over Europe (9 CPD units F2F; 4 CPD units online), 18-19 September 2020 (F2F and online) (co-Convenor and speaker)

Watch the whole event: https://eupopulism.eu/summer-school/year-2020/

29. Round Table on the Rule of Law, UCLan Cyprus School of Law and University of Luxembourg, Graduate School, Luxembourg, 14 November 2018 (Convenor and Discussant)
30. ‘The UK and the EU after Brexit’, Public Lecture by Professor Sir Christopher Pissarides, Nobel Prize winner in Economics, 4 April 2017

Watch the whole event here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMZ39LQ-oM4

31. JMM Guest Lecture No. 6 by George Arestis, former Judge at the CJEU (2004-2014) and Honorary fellow, School of Law, UCLan Cyprus entitled ‘EU Citizenship and social rights’, held on 15 December 2016, UCLan Cyprus. (Convenor, Chair, Discussant)
32. JMM Guest Lecture No. 5 by Achilles Emilianides, advocate, entitled ‘The Legal bail-in in Cyprus. A legal appraisal’, held on 17 November 2016, UCLan Cyprus. (Convenor, Chair, Discussant)
33. JMM Guest lecture No. 4 by Dr. Constantinos Lycourgos, Judge at the CJEU, entitled ‘Measures taken in order to tackle the euro crisis and the case law of the EU Courts’, held on 12 February 2016 at the Cleopatra Hotel (open to the public). (Convenor, Chair, Discussant)
34. JMM Guest Lecture No. 3 by Mr. George Arestis, former Judge at the CJEU (2004-2014) and Honorary fellow, School of Law, UCLan Cyprus entitled ‘EU Citizenship and social rights’, held on 29 October 2015, UCLan Cyprus. (Convenor, Chair, Discussant)
35. JMM Guest Lecture No. 2 by Jukka Snell, University of Turku, Finland, entitled ‘The Trilemma of European Economic and Monetary Integration, and Its Implications’, held on 3 December 2014 at the Cleopatra Hotel, Nicosia (open to the public). (Convenor, Chair, Discussant)
36. JMM Guest Lecture No. 1 by Constantinos Kombos, University of Cyprus, entitled ‘The Financial crisis as a constitutional crisis’, held on 12 November 2014 at UCLan Cyprus. (Convenor, Chair, Discussant)
37. Seminar and book launch: ‘Integration and Differentiation in the EU. A legal approach’ held at the EU House, 24 June 2010, fully funded by the Office of the EP Cyprus, the EC in Cyprus and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus with Prof. Marc Maresceau (University of Ghent, Belgium), Dr. Constantinos Lycourgos (Legal Services of the Republic of Cyprus – Head of EU Unit), Dr. Achilleas Emilianides and Dr. Nicos Emiliou (Convenor, Chair, Discussant)

 

Selective Research Funding/ Grant Capture

 

European Commission, Research Executive Agency, Horizon Europe

PREPARED (1/9/22-31/8/25) – HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ERA-01-90

 

https://prepared-project.eu/

PREPARED stands for ‘Pro-active Pandemic Crisis Ethics and Integrity Framework’, and the project’s objective is to develop an ethics and integrity framework to support rapid and effective research during global crises.  Bringing together 16 partner teams from three continents, project outputs include (i) an interdisciplinary, accessible, and jargon-free code of conduct for research during global crises, (ii) ‘how to’ guidelines to support the needs of research teams, and (iii) engaging training and capacity building materials, to be disseminated across the Globe. This will be achieved through the project’s extensive network of 14 advisors, coming from five continents. The majority of team leads are women, and the consortium will be supported by two European artists and an African photographer and documentary maker.

Coordinator: UCLan Cyprus, School of Law. Partners include leading think tanks, grassroots civil society organisations (ICLAIM with Prof. Stephanie Laulhe Shaelou as Lead), and international organisations, such as UNESCO and the WHO. The project based in Cyprus constitutes a new fundamental threshold for research and innovation on the island on a topic of great significance world-wide, and brings new opportunities for Cyprus-based academics to share their expertise while tackling challenges of a truly global nature.

Total budget: 4,201,758 euros.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme Under Grant Agreement no. Project 101058094.

VERITY (1/9/22-31/8/25) – HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ERA-01-44

https://verityproject.eu/

Scientific advancements are not enough if they are not accompanied by sufficient consideration of societal perceptions and trust in science. Our project will develop a protocol for the stewards of trust to increase societal trust in science, research and innovation and the research and innovation institutions. The VERITY protocol will have open science and stakeholder participation at its core and consider society’s needs, expectations and values regarding science, research and innovation. Two concepts are fundamental for understanding the VERITY approach, i.e. the “stewards of trust” and the “ecosystem of trust”.

Total budget: 1,847,563 euros.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme Under Grant Agreement no. Project 101058623

 

Erasmus+, European Commission – Jean Monnet Action (2022-25)

 

Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for the Rule of Law and European Values (CROLEV), 1 February 2022 (score obtained in November 2021, 93.5/100) Grant decision no 101047752 (total budget: 125,308 euros; European Commission grant: 100,000 euros)

https://crolev.eu/

CRoLEV is a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence co-funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+ programme 2021-27, Jean Monnet Actions for the years 2022-2025. The rule of law, democracy, and fundamental rights, jointly some of the fundamental values upon which the Union is built, are currently under threat, primarily in Central and Eastern Europe but also across the EU and in neighbouring countries. CRoLEV focuses on the study of the rule of law, and EU values and principles in turbulent times. It seeks to strengthen European studies in the region and disseminate research on the rule of law and European values in neighbouring countries, building bridges between the EU and its neighbours.

The project has several pillars including knowledge transfer, research, sustainable impact via data analysis and best practice in project management. Deliverables include project management handbook, code of conduct, terms of reference and operations for all governing bodies, project coordination plan, data management plan, dissemination and communication outputs and events, multiple online courses, a robust series of research outputs and indices.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Erasmus+ Programme, Jean Monnet Actions Under Grant Agreement no. Project 101047752

Erasmus+, European Commission – Jean Monnet Actions (2019-22)

 

Module Leader and Academic Coordinator of the Jean Monnet Module ‘European Union Law and Governance in Populist Times’ (EU-POP) (2019-2022) – Grant decision no. 611421-EPP-1-2019-1-CY-EPPJMO-MODULE School of Law, UCLan Cyprus, 2019-22 (total budget: 33,824 euros).

The EU is faced with a threat to its very foundations through the rise of right-wing populist narratives and political parties. The current climate of uncertainty, migration flows, without adequate integration policies in many European countries, including Cyprus, and the rise of fake news, particularly online, constitute a fertile setting for the rise of right-wing populists. Such phenomena are damaging in themselves and also in their manifestation, such as in relation to the protection of the Rule of Law and human rights. The proposed module is established on research informed teaching of the soft and hard tools available at an EU level to challenge the right-wing populist threat and its manifestation in the form of (i) the deterioration of the rule of law or risk thereto (ii) hate speech including online hate speech and (iii) aggressive Euroscepticsm currently tainting Europe at a local, national and regional level.

https://eupopulism.eu/ and https://www.lawpop.eu/

Erasmus+, European Commission – Jean Monnet Activity (2014-17)

Module Leader and Academic Coordinator of the Jean Monnet Module ‘The Law of Financial and Economic Governance in the EU’ (FEcoGov) (2014-17) – Grant decision no. 2014-1686 / 553133 School of Law, UCLan Cyprus, 2014-2017 (total budget: 41,700 euros). Selected as ‘success story’ and ‘good practice’ by the European Commission upon its completion.

FEcoGov consists of teaching, research and debating activities taking place in Cyprus in the field of EU financial and economic governance in times of crisis, run to the immediate benefit of the LLM/research students at the School of Law of UCLan Cyprus and in the rest of Europe, but also in the interest of professionals and the wider society through its various activities and its online platform open to the public.

https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/projects/search/details/553133-EPP-1-2014-1-CY-EPPJMO-MODULE

https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/research/jean-monnet-module/

European Commission, Horizon 2020 (2018-21):

‘Shaping the ethical dimensions of smart information systems’ (SHERPA). Swafs-22 action. large consortium of 2.8 million euro. Principal Investigator at the University of De Montfort, UK. https://www.project-sherpa.eu/

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme Under Grant Agreement no. 786641.

 

European Commission, Justice programme (2019-22):

Project on ‘Diversity of enforcement titles in cross-border debt collection in the EU’ (EU-En4s’), JUST-JCOO-AG-2018. Principal Investigator: University of Maribor, Slovenia. Total budget: 662036 euros. https://www.pf.um.si/en/acj/projects/pr09-eu-en4s/

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Justice Programme under Grant Agreement no. 831628.

Other Funding

Seed Corn project funded by the Institute of Citizenship, Society and Change, UK, for the project ‘Social Mediation in practice’ (June-July 2017) (with Dr. Natalie Alkiviadou). https://www.social-mediation.org/ (3,600 euros)

‘Social Mediation in context’ funded by the British High Commission in Cyprus (Sept.19-Sept. 20) (with Dr. Natalie Alkiviadou) (6,100 euros).

https://www.iclaimcentre.org/projects/social-mediation

 

Seed Corn project funded by the Centre for Sustainable Transitions, UK (March-Oct. 2020) (with Dr. Josephina Antoniou): ‘Responsible Smart Environments’ (5,100 euros) http://responsiblesmartenvironments.com/

Seed corn project funded by the Centre for Sustainable Transitions, UK (Jan-September 2021) (with Dr. Katerina Antoniou): ‘Social Mediation for Social Transitions’ (2,900 euros)

https://www.social-mediation.org/upcoming-workshop-on-social-mediation-for-social-transitions/

Seed Corn project funded by the Centre for Sustainable Transitions, UK (Jan-September 2021) (with Dr. Ioann Perry and Dr. Josephina Antoniou) (1,500 euros): ‘COVID-19 Social Impact Study’

‘Smuggling and Trafficking across the Green Line’ (SHT) funded by the British High Commission in Cyprus (August 2021-January 2022) (with Ms Andrea Manoli) (8,350 euros) https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/uclan-cyprus-and-bhc-launch-new-project-on-smuggling-and-human-trafficking-across-the-green-line/

See project’s website: https://htsproject.uclancyprus.ac.cy/

‘Identity, Culture and Social Mediation for Cyprus’ (Social Mediation iDCy) funded by the British High Commission in Cyprus (September 2021-February 2022) (with Ms Nadia Kornioti and Dr. Katerina Antoniou) (5,290 euros) https://www.iclaimcentre.org/projects/social-mediation

‘Social Mediation and the strengthening of Rule of Law in Cyprus’ (SOMEROL) funded by the UK Challenge Fund, British High Commission in Nicosia, in partnership with the Cyprus Peace and Dialogue Centre (November 2022- May 2023) (with Dr. Nadia Kornioti and Dr. Katerina Antoniou) (21,000 euros) https://www.iclaimcentre.org/projects/social-mediation

British Council Skills Training Series, UK alumni networking reception and EDI in Higher Education training (2024) (10,000 euros).

https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/uclan-cyprus-and-the-british-council-in-cyprus/

https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/public-workshop-on-equality-diversion-and-inclusion-edi-in-higher-education-in-cyprus-organised-by-uclan-cyprus-in-cooperation-with-the-british-council-in-cyprus/

 

Supervision of Projects/PhDs

• LLM dissertations (50 to date);
• Director of PhD Studies, School of Law (selection):

1. Ms Despina Christofi, 2014-17 (FT on scholarship), ‘Arbitration and Financial crisis’ (PhD awarded July 2018).

Research appointment: JMM Research Assistant (2014-17).

2. Ms Katerina Kalaitzaki, 2015-2018 (FT on scholarship), ‘EU Citizenship and Financial crisis’ (PhD awarded July 2019). Research appointment: post-doctoral fellowship (Jan-Aug 2019).
3. Ms Eleni Neocleous, 2016-2022 (PT), ‘Migration crisis and the Responsibility of the EU’ (PhD awarded July 2023)
4. Pinelopi Charalampous, 2021-2026 (PT), ‘AI path to Legislation’.
5. Maria Konstantinou, 2023-2026 (FT), Corporate responsibility and ESG in Cyprus. Research appointment: CRoLEV Officer (2023-)
6. Andrea Manoli (2023-24) (DoS as of July 2024), ‘The beasts unleashed by systemic failings: the socio-legal causes and consequences of the sexual abuse and exploitation of children on the Island of Cyprus’ (resubmission)

• First/Second supervisor to other PhD students at UCLan in Cyprus and the UK.

Consultancy and CPD Training

Pool of Experts, Elections and Participatory Democracy Division/Democratic Institutions and Freedom Department, Council of Europe, in the area of the promotion of Civil Participation in Political Decision-Making (March 2024-December 2026). Framework agreement no. 2023A073.

 

Pool of Experts, Economic Crime and Cooperation Division, Council of Europe, in the area of Anti-Corruption and Good Governance, and Anti-Money Laundering (January 2024-December 2026) Framework agreement no. ECCD-TB2023-AO-57-UCY.

Arbitrator and Trade & Sustainable Development Expert for bilateral disputes between the EU and third countries in the fields of trade, investment and sustainable development, European Commission (pool of candidates) (May 2022-)

https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/news/stepping-trade-agreements-enforcement-european-commission-publishes-pool-individuals-eligible-2022-06-23_en

Legal expert, Law Office of the Republic of Cyprus:

 

• 2018 – March 2019: Provision of expert opinion on EU law to the Commission of Inquiry appointed on 6 July 2018 by the Attorney General of the Republic of Cyprus to examine the collapse of Cyprus Cooperative Bank. https://www.pio.gov.cy/assets/pdf/newsroom/2019/03/EKTHESI%20EREYNITIKIS%20EPITROPIS%20GIA%20SYNERGATISMO.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3A1GL5Qz1og441gnR3P2WTvsANvDKydOtEV9bk4uChuHqH75eGioUFHdY
• 2020 – Dec. 2020: Provision of expert opinion on EU law to the Commission of Inquiry appointed on 7 September 2020 by the Attorney General of the Republic of Cyprus to examine the granting by exception of citizenship to foreign investors and business persons. https://www.pio.gov.cy/assets/pdf/newsroom/2021/06/REPORT-NICOLATOU%20COMMITTEE_220621.pdf

Registered Commercial Mediator, Ministry of Justice and Public Order, Republic of Cyprus (2017-)

Expert evaluator for the European Commission and its Agencies (2016- to date): Marie Sklodowska-Curie; Capacity Building in Higher Education; Horizon 2020; Europe for Citizens, CERV.

 

Executive education design & delivery

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q8zz5deTCU

Establishment of the UCLan Cyprus School of Law Executive Legal Education Academy (the Law Academy https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/short-course/law-academy/). UCLan Cyprus is a recognised provider of CPD programmes for the legal profession in Cyprus (since October 2018; see www.cyprusbar.org/CoursesEvents.aspx).

View https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/short-course/law-academy/ for all CPD courses

 

 

Scholarships/Awards/Fellowships/Professorships

 

• A.A.D. International Visiting Professor, Funding Programme of the German State, Chair of Common Law and Global Contexts, Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), University of Ruhr, Bochum, Germany (April-September 2024)

https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/professor-stephanie-laulhe-shaelou-appointed-as-visiting-professor-at-the-centre-for-international-affairs-of-the-law-faculty-of-the-university-of-ruhr-in-bochum-germany-under-the-prestigious-german/

• United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR): Rule of Law Expert and Visiting Professor, UN University for Peace (March 2023-)

 

• European Citizen 2020 Prize Laureate, European Parliament on behalf of ICLAIM’s Social Mediation in Practice project (2021)

https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/european-citizen-s-prize-2020-amp-2021-award-ceremony/

https://www.social-mediation.org/iclaims-social-mediation-in-practice-project-receives-the-european-citizen-prize-2020-from-the-european-parliament/

Watch the award ceremony at the European Parliament, Brussels (9 November 2021): https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/european-citizen-s-prize-2020-2021-award-ceremony_20211109-1700-SPECIAL-CEREMONY_vd  / Watch short extract: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C73uvKxlD2Y

Watch the award ceremony in Cyprus (17 April 2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmb6Y7UPvgs

Watch the project video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaXmKmSLl2Q&t=2s

• Alumna Visiting Fellow, Law Department, European University Institute, Florence (June-July 2021) https://www.eui.eu/DepartmentsAndCentres/Law Project: ‘Digital Life’ in times of crisis: the tale of the Rule of Law in the European digital public legal order’

https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/prof-stephanie-laulhe-shaelou-invited-speaker-at-high-profile-events-and-recipient-of-a-fellowship-at-the-prestigious-european-university-institute-in-florence-on-the-regulation-of-artificial-intellig/

• Module Leader and Academic Coordinator of the Jean Monnet Module entitled “The Law of Financial and Economic Governance in the EU”, School of Law, UCLan Cyprus, co-funded by the European Union and selected as a ‘Success Story’ and ‘Good Practice’ by the European Commission. ( 2014 – Aug. 2017)
• Research Affiliate, European Research Centre for Economic and Financial Governance (EURO-CEFG) of the Universities of Leiden, Delft and Rotterdam, the Netherlands https://www.eur.nl/en/ese/affiliated/ecefg/people  ( 2017 – to date) https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/prof-stephanie-laulhe-shaelou-appointment/
• Associate Member, IREDIES, Centre for Research on International and European Law, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris ( 2014 – to date)
• https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/appointment-as-associated-member-at-the-centre-for-research-on-international-and-european-law-universite-pantheon-sorbonne-paris/
• Cherie Blair Foundation for Women’s Mentoring Women in Business Programme, Cherie Blair Foundation Mentee Alumna (2019)

 

Other Scholarly and Outreach Activities (selection)

Public outreach and engagement:

• Drafting of the first National Strategy against Antisemitism and for Holocaust remembrance, upon the invitation of the Ministry of Justice and Public Order (with Dr. Nasia Hadjigeorgiou) (November 23)
• Independent report on the Right to Information in the Republic of Cyprus, upon the invitation of the Ministry of Justice and Public Order (2023-24)
• Lead of UCLan Cyprus Bi-communal Activities Committee (2019–to date): liaising with the two communities of the Pyla village, with the women association of Pyla, with UN Peacekeeping Forces in Cyprus (UNFICYP); organisation of bi-communal/inter-communal activities for the Pyla village and/or other communities with the support of various Embassies (US Embassy, British High Commission, Indian High Commission).
• Founder and Director of ICLAIM (2017–to date), a social enterprise vehicle promoting social justice https://www.iclaimcentre.org/ and linked to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) https://whatson.unodc.org/whatson/data/databases/ngo/public/i/iclaim.html
• EuropeAid funded Bi-Communal Research Project ‘EMBRACE: Rights for Reconciliation’ (2023-25) by the Cyprus Peace and Dialogue Center (CPDC) and ICLAIM on ‘Addressing discriminatory human rights violations in Cyprus which arise as a result of the conflict as a vehicle for reconciliation’ (Aid Programme for the Turkish Cypriot community) https://www.iclaimcentre.org/projects/embrace-rights-for-reconciliation
• Co-initiator of Social Mediation project (2018–to date), European Citizen 2020 Prize of the European Parliament https://www.social-mediation.org/ and https://www.iclaimcentre.org/social-mediation-in-practice/
• Co-Initiator of the Rule of Law Monitoring Mechanism in the context of COVID-19 (RoLMM), see https://ruleoflawmonitoringmechanism.eu/ – multiple blog posts and participation at international events/round tables (European Economic and Social Committee, EU NGO Forum, EU FRA, Republic of Cyprus, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, RUSI roundtable)
• Initiator of Women in Law Mediterranean (WiL Med), under WiL International http://www.womeninlawinternational.com/
• COVID-19 Outbreak Expert Databases, UK Parliament https://post.parliament.uk/horizon-scanning/expert-aknowledgements/

https://post.parliament.uk/horizon-scanning/covid-19-outbreak-what-are-experts-concerned-about/ ; https://post.parliament.uk/life-beyond-covid-19-what-are-experts-concerned-about/

COVID-19 Outbreak Expert Database, UK Government (trainings, briefings, surveys, outputs);

• Member of Draft European Law Institute Principles for the COVID-19 crisis (multiple webinars); COVID-19 surveys/questionnaires on Cyprus/UK/national/EU measures for IOs (UN, Fundamental Rights Agency of the EU, etc) http://globalaccesstojustice.com/impacts-of-covid-19/ (Global Access to Justice Project)
• Lead on UN Sustainable Development Goals through SDG Accord, SDSN, COP26 preparations for UK Government and UK Parliament (member of POST COP 26 Expert Database). https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/3670/documents/35772/default/
• Trained on UN Principle of Leaving Noone Behind (LNOB) through Virtual Barcamp on Innovative Solutions for Reducing Inequalities and Inclusive COVID-19 Recovery organised by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) and Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) (May-June 2021) https://www.iclaimcentre.org/iclaim-at-the-innovative-solutions-for-reducing-inequalities-and-inclusive-covid-19-recovery-virtual-barcamp/ Winner of Initiatives Lab with Social Mediation project (September-October 2021) https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/iclaim-and-uclan-cyprus-are-joining-the-2022-global-solutions-forum-in-dubai/ and https://www.unsdsn.org/global-solutions-forum-2022 (Dubai, January 2022)
• Participation to multiple public consultations, public enquiries, position papers, questionnaires, focus groups, databases, etc. (European Economic and Social Committee, European Commission, European Parliament, EU Fundamental Rights Agency, Cyprus House of Representatives, Ministries of the Republic of Cyprus, UK Parliament, UK Government, IOs, NGOs). Public submissions include:
  • Public consultation, Ministry of Labour, Republic of Cyprus, Access of international students to the labour market in Cyprus and the EU (2018);
  • Public consultation, Ministry of Commerce, Republic of Cyprus, Legal framework on mediation in Cyprus (2019; 2023);
  • Survey/Questionnaire/Position paper, European Commission, New Digital Education Action Plan Public Consultation (July 2020)

https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12453-Digital-education-action-plan-update-/F537909 (our submission);

• Call for evidence, UK Parliament, Human Rights Committee, Impact of COVID-19 measures by the UK Government on Human Rights (2020): https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/9079/pdf/

The Government’s response to COVID-19: human rights implications – Committees – UK Parliament (COVO176) https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/9079/pdf/ (our submission)

• Questionnaires/interviews/written submissions, European Commission, Rule of Law Report 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (March 2021; January 2022; January 2023; April 2023; January and February 2024) (recurrent)

https://commission.europa.eu/system/files/2023-07/31_1_52612_coun_chap_cyprus_en.pdf (our submission cited)

https://commission.europa.eu/publications/2022-rule-law-report-targeted-stakeholder-consultation_en ; https://commission.europa.eu/publications/2021-rule-law-report-targeted-stakeholder-consultation_en

• Feedback to the European Commission on AI – ethical and legal requirements https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12527-Artificial-intelligence-ethical-and-legal-requirements/F2665299_en (August 2021) (our submission)
• Questionnaire and Position Paper for the European Commission, Declaration of Digital Principles – the ‘European way’ for the digital society https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/13017-Declaration-of-Digital-Principles-the-%E2%80%98European-way%E2%80%99-for-the-digital-society_en (August 2021) (our submission)
• Questionnaire, feedback and position paper for the European Commission, Civil liability – adapting liability rules to the digital age and artificial intelligence https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12979-Civil-liability-adapting-liability-rules-to-the-digital-age-and-artificial-intelligence/public-consultation_en (January 2022)
• Public consultation, European Commission, ‘Defense of Democracy’ package (with CRoLEV post-doctoral Fellow Dr Alexandra M. Uibariu). https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/13730-Defending-European-democracy-Communication/public-consultation_en (April 2023)
• Public consultation, European Commission, Digital Services Act, Transparency reports (with Dr. Yulia Razmeteva) https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14027-Digital-Services-Act-transparency-reports-detailed-rules-and-templates-/F3451573_en (January 2024, our submission)
• Focus groups and training on good governance and social inclusion, UNITAR with support from the European Commission on Implementing and mainstreaming the SDG in Cyprus, with DG EPCD, Republic of Cyprus (June-July 2021; November 2022)
• Surveys, UK Parliament and UK Government, COVID-19 expert database; UK Parliament, COP26 expert database, NGO networks, EU FRA (recurrent); etc
• Stakeholder/Annual consultation/interviews/roundtables, EESC Group on Fundamental Rights and the Rule of Law (https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/publications-other-work/publications/fundamental-rights-and-rule-law-report-visit-cyprus) , EU Fundamental Rights Platform (2023 AGM (2/10/23); CharterXchange Days (December 2023); FRA interviews (Nov-Dec 23)), European Commission’s Rule of Law Network, UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) (recurrent).

• Network of NGOs, CSOs, International Organisations, Embassies for community/intercommunal work.
• Peer reviewer for the UK process of the HR Excellence in Research Award at Higher Education Institution (2021-) https://www.vitae.ac.uk/policy/hr-excellence-in-research

Editorial Boards/Reviewer:

 

General co-Editor, The Routledge Encyclopedia of European Studies (forthcoming) (October 2021-)

Editorial panel member, UK Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (March 2024-)

Editorial Board member, Journal of Responsible Technology, Elsevier (2020-to date)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-responsible-technology

Editor in Chief, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for the Rule of Law and European Values CRoLEV Working Paper Series https://crolev.eu/working-paper-series/

Editor in Chief, The Interdisciplinary Journal of Populism, UCLan Cyprus School of Law https://www.lawpop.eu/ and EU-POP Working Paper Series https://eupopulism.eu/working-paper-series/ (2020-to date)

Co-Editor, UCLan Cyprus Law Blog https://lawblog.uclancyprus.ac.cy/about/ and Rule of Law Monitoring Mechanism https://lawblog.uclancyprus.ac.cy/rolmm/ (2020-to date)

Editor of the https://www.uclancyprus.ac.cy/research/jean-monnet-module/publications/ (2014-17)

 

Advisory Board Member:

External independent Ethics Advisor for the URBANE project for the URBANE (101059232) project (Sept 22-) https://urbane-project.eu/Projects/URBANE.html

ERC Grant 101001212 – UNION project, Ethics Board member, University of Oxford (May 2022-). The aim of UNION is to liberate machine learning, enabling everyone to use it productively and creatively instead of being the demesne of experts.

CMMI’s International Academic and Industrial Advisory Council (IAIAC) (member) and CMMI’s Legal and Ethical Advisory Committee (LEAC), Chair (May 2021-) https://www.cmmi.blue/iaiac/ and https://www.cmmi.blue/category/leac/

Advisory Committee member, Cyprus Forum https://cyprusforum.cy/advisory-committee/ (May 2020-) upon invitation

Member of the Advisory Board, Strategy International https://strategyinternational.org/ (August 2018-) (upon invitation)

Media/Social media/Videos (selection)

Cyprus in the EU, 20 years of enlargement

Interview on 20 years of Cyprus’ EU membership for a French documentary produced by Radio Sensations and TV78 (in French)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRkD_K1fwns

Social Mediation

1. Social Mediation Upholding Rule of Law in Cyprus (SOMEROL) project video https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=w_pBtjEpqiA&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY&feature=emb_logo
2. Panel, World Democracy Forum, 8 November 2022 ‘Protection of activists and Human Rights’ Defenders’ https://www.coe.int/en/web/world-forum-democracy/lab-9-2022-protection-of-activists-and-human-rights-defenders?fbclid=IwAR0-GbNEFRZ1fvTZ-kNjS9pIW5Z6745fJJRA4NEUj1CJFUw3AQI2hCNtYPU

Watch video (original language): https://vodmanager.coe.int/coe/webcast/coe/2022-11-08-17/lang

3. Interview, Just Peace Month, International Mediation Institute, August 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXDPj3VeQ_M&list=PLMwDIRXCKlojXcyPg8M08nPTenZcKrZ7L
4. https://hybrid.fundamentalrightsforum.eu/Programme?session=c2Vzc2lvbjo5NzgwMQ%3D%3D (Fundamental Rights Forum 2021, Fundamental Rights Platform, EU Fundamental Rights Agency)
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaXmKmSLl2Q&t=2s (short video presentation of the programme)
6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddtx9KE4DHw (EU4U programme, RIK TV, in Greek)
7. Watch! Social Mediation Conference – Public Session – Social Mediation (social-mediation.org)
8. Η καθηγήτρια Stéphanie Laulhé Shaelou στην εκπομπή “Μέρα Μεσημέρι” του ΑΝΤ1 – YouTube (ANT1 TV interview – Greek)

 

Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

1. https://www.project-sherpa.eu/the-sherpa-project-participates-in-the-annual-paris-peace-forum/
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrP_QxLM-yM&list=PLhHMwTfbaJ0QiEMKI2Ff2-NG9k6AsmvIn&index=36 (plenary panel, 3^rd Paris Peace Forum, November 2020)
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2OsnOP6jas&list=PLhHMwTfbaJ0TJasNv16OsjsSSj5X0ZdfM&index=96 (pitch, Sherpa project, November 2020)
4. https://www.goldnews.com.cy/en/opinion/artificial-intelligence-and-human-rights (interview, December 2018)
5. https://www.facebook.com/SaskiaUnreserved/videos/500022083994804/ (interview, January 2020)

Higher Education/ Legal Education

1. https://www.goldnews.com.cy/digitaledition/#/reader/39983/1486853 (interview, July 2021)
2. Media – Cyprus Forum (Higher education in Cyprus as a booster of shared prosperity, October 2020)
3. Welcome Message from our Head of School of Law Prof. Stéphanie Laulhé Shaelou – YouTube (June 2020)
4. UCLan Cyprus: Το 74% των αποφοίτων απασχολείται άμεσα με τον τομέα σπουδών του – YouTube (interview on executive education, video in English, October 2019)

 

COVID-19

1. The EU and UK, Approaches to Covid-19 – UCLan Cyprus Law Blog (interview, April 2020)
2. En4s – Access to justice in time of COVID-19 – Stephanie Laulhé Shaelou – YouTube (presentation, September 2020)

Justice

1. Judicial Leadership and the Rule of Law https://www.facebook.com/SaskiaUnreserved/videos/811833899787993 (interview, June 2022)
2. Legal Conference Live event recorded CORRECTED – YouTube (conference, September 2020)
3. https://www.facebook.com/SaskiaUnreserved/videos/332235441008243/ (interview, June 2019)

Brexit

1. Implications of Brexit on the Republic of Cyprus (podcast, January 21) Stephanie Laulhe Shaelou | Saskia Constantinou
2. UK Troops in Europe: What’s their future in a post-Brexit era? – CGTN (interview, August 2019)
3. https://www.facebook.com/notes/697662751106348/ (interview, January 2018)

Rule of Law/Human Rights

 

1. Strategy International Podcast, ‘Rule of Law, Society and European Institutions’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7thAnX_fkSo (January 2024) (28K views)

https://strategyinternational.org/2024/02/05/web-series-19/

2. Strategy International Podcast, ‘The EU: harmonisation, integration and the primacy of law’ https://strategyinternational.org/2023/08/23/podcast-32/ (August 2023)
3. https://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2023/human-rights-defenders (interview for EU Fundamental Rights Agency on Relocation of human rights defenders in the EU) (June 2023)
4. https://democracy-reporting.org/en/office/EU/publications/presidential-elections-in-cyprus-and-the-rule-of-law (interview, February 2023)
5. CRoLEV video (December 2022) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrhYBqqL360&t=63s
6. https://democracy-reporting.org/en/office/EU/publications/presidential-elections-in-cyprus-and-the-rule-of-law (interview, February 2023)
7. https://democracy-reporting.org/en/office/EU/publications/cyprus-elections-and-the-rule-of-law (interview, May 2021)
8. https://www.facebook.com/SaskiaUnreserved/videos/785262495234725/ (Human Rights Day interview, December 2019)

Financial crisis

Chypre, le paradis perdu du 12 mai 2013 – France Inter (interview in French, May 2013)