IOANNIS KOURTIS
Assistant Professor of European Law
email: ioakourtis@law.uoa.gr
Ioannis Kourtis is an Assistant Professor in the Law School of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). He studied law and graduated with distinction from the Law School of NKUA (LLB, Law) in 2010, from which he also received two Masters’ Degrees in European Union Law (2014) and in Greek Civil Law (2015). Furthermore, he holds a PhD with Distinction in European Union Law from NKUA (2020). It is noted that he completed his Doctoral studies with a scholarship from the Greek State Scholarships Foundation. He has also conducted postdoctoral research in the field of European Union Law. His postdoctoral research, entitled "The Impact of European Citizenship on the Deepening of European Integration," examined the role of European citizenship in fostering deeper European integration.
He is the author of the following publications and articles: 1. “Equality as a new autonomous EU policy: the evolution from an economic tool to a policy”, Nomiki Vivliothiki, 2021. 2. “European Citizenship: Its Impact on the Deepening of European Integration”, Nomiki Vivliothiki, 2024. 3. “The principle of good administration in European’s Union legal order”, ToSyntagma, vol. 1/2018, p. 119. 4. “Patient's consent for the processing of his/her health data” in Bioethical Issues IV - Health Data and Genetic Data (Scientific Research: M. Kanelopoulos-Botis / F. Panagopoulou-Koutnatzis), Papazisis publications, 2019, p. 231. 5. “The principle "ne bis in idem" in public accounting disputes before the Court of Audit”, De Jure - Legal Journal of the European Young Lawyers Association of Athens (ELSA Athens), vol. 23 – March 2020, p. 19. 6. “The right of access to documents according to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the obligation of the administration to give reasons for its decisions” in Memorandum of Georgios Chr. Panagiotopoulos, Sakkoula publications, Athens - Thessaloniki, 2022, pp. 799-820. 7. “European Citizenship and Brexit: The Status of United Kingdom Citizens”, (2024) 17(1) De Jure Journal, pp. 20–27, 8. “Consumer Protection against Comparative Advertising under European Union Law”, Business and Company Law Review, No. 11/2025, pp. 1053–1066. 9. “The Granting of Member State Nationality to Investors under European Union Law: The Limits of the Competence of the Member States”, Hellenic Review of European Law, Special Issue 2025, pp. 79–87. 10. “Rights, Freedoms and Principles in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: Identical or Distinct Concepts? An Attempt to Clarify the Legal Function of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union” in Liber Amicorum in Honour of Emeritus Professor and Former Rector of Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences Ismini Kriari, I. Sideris Publications, 2025, pp. 397–418. 11. “Commentary on Articles 90–100 and 235–243 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union” in Treaty on European Union & Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: A Commentary, 2nd edition by V. Christianos, M. Perakis & M. Rodopoulos, Nomiki Vivliothiki, 2025, pp. 703–720 and 1262–1277.