On 5 & 6 May 2022, in the context of the anniversary actions of the “1821-2021 Initiative“, a two-day online symposium on the topic: “Greek Law 1821-2021: History – Creation – Evolution“. The symposium is organised by the Association of Civil Lawyers, the Association of Greek Tort Lawyers, the Association of Greek Criminal Lawyers, the Association of Greek Constitutionalists and the Association of Greek Commercialists.

The Revolution of 1821 sought to create a state with a solid institutional framework, inspired by the principles of the Enlightenment and the European experience. Already from the beginning of the Struggle, administrative institutions were set up, necessary to deal with the new situation, initially at the local and then at the wider level, while after the prospects of independence were established, institutional texts with clear ideological influences were drawn up and the foundations were laid for the establishment of central political institutions, the administrative response to living and war needs, as well as a system of justice. The aim of the symposium is to explore the state of institutions on the eve of the Struggle, the institutional work of the Revolution itself and its consequences for the development of law in the early years of the new state. The symposium is structured around three thematic axes.

You can follow the proceedings of the symposium online at the Initiative’s YouTube channel:

Thursday, 5 May 2022: https://youtu.be/ykI7-sRpE64

Friday 6^th May 2022: https://youtu.be/VtaaAe0C1G8

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PROGRAMME

ONLINE SYMPOSIUM

“Greek Law 1821-2021: History – Creation – Evolution”

May 5 and 6, 2022

Co-organized by: the Association of Civil Lawyers, the Association of Greek Trial Lawyers, the Association of Greek Penal Lawyers, the Association of Greek Constitutionalists, the Association of Greek Commercial Lawyers

Thursday, 5 May 2022 | Part One: Gradual constitution of the state

17:00 Opening

Ioannis Manos, Management Consultant at the National Bank of Greece, Coordinator of the “1821-2021 Initiative”

17:10 Introduction

Michalis Stathopoulos, Former Rector of the National Academy of Athens, Vice President of the Academy of Athens

“Cyophoria and the formation of the nation state – implications for law”

17:30-20:30 1st CONFERENCE | Association of Greek Constitutionalists

Kostas Mavrias, Professor Emeritus, President of the Association of Greek Constitutionalists

“Political organization in pre-revolutionary local constitutions and revolutionary constitutions”

Nikolaos Alivizatos, Professor Emeritus of the National Assembly of the University of Athens

“Individual rights in pre-revolutionary local constitutions and revolutionary constitutions”

Paschalis Kitromilidis, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, National Academy of Sciences of Athens, Greece

“Communities under Turkish rule”

Antonis Makridimitris, Professor – Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens, Greece

“Central administrative organization during the revolution and after independence”

Spyros Flogoitis, Professor Emeritus of EKPA

‘Municipal organisation during the revolution and after independence’

Fridat May 6, 2022 |

Part Two: Administration of justice

10:00 B’ SESSION | Association of Urban Lawyers

Callirroi D. Pantelidou, Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, President of the Association of Civil Lawyers

“Introduction – Local Civil Codes”

Eleftheria Papagianni, Professor of Law, School of Law, University of Athens, Greece

“Private law during the Turkish rule and in the first post-revolutionary years”

               Dimitra Papadopoulou – Klamari, Professor, School of Law, University of Athens, Greece

“Transition from post-Byzantine/Ottoman to national civil law”

10:45 C’ CONFERENCE | Hellenic Association of Trial Lawyers

Konstantinos Kalavros, Professor Emeritus of Law, Faculty of Law of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, President of the Association of Greek Tort Lawyers

“Civil Justice under Turkish rule and in the early post-revolutionary years”

Kalliopi Makridou, Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

“Justice under Kapodistrias and Civil Procedure 1830”

George Orphanides, Professor Emeritus of Law, School of Law, University of Athens, Greece

“Civil Procedure 1834”

Nikolaos Klamaris, Professor Emeritus of Law, School of Law, University of Athens

“Maurer Codes, Western models and subsequent development”

11:45 4th CONFERENCE | Association of Greek Criminalologists

Ilias Anagnostopoulos, Professor of Law, University of Athens, President of the Association of Greek Criminal Lawyers

“Criminal justice and guarantees of personal freedom in revolutionary constitutions”

Thomas Samios, Lecturer of the Faculty of Law of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

The “Apanthism of Criminals” (1824)

17:00 5th CONFERENCE |Association of Greek Commercialists

Evangelos Perakis, Professor Emeritus, President of the Association of Greek Merchants

“Introduction of the French Commercial Code”

Lia Athanasiou, Professor at EKPA

“Sea and Law”

Friday, 6 May 2022 | Part Three: institution building – evolution towards modern Greek law

17:45 6th CONFERENCE

               Antonios Karampatzos, Professor of Civil Law, Dr. iur. – School of Law, University of Athens, Greece

“Quo vadis? – Modern trends and challenges in law”

Apostolos Georgiadis, Professor Emeritus & Honorary Professor of the Faculty of Law, University of Athens, Greece

“Origins of national jurisprudence”

               Conclusions

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