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Dr Antonios Platsas

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Dr. Platsas is one of the Law School's comparative law experts. In addition to his comparative law research, he also enjoys researching in the wider fields of jurisprudence, legal education and international law.

Antonios has served in academic posts in the UK, Russia, Spain and elsewhere. In addition to serving in various academic roles, he has been Treasurer of the British Association of Comparative Law, University Staff Governor for Academic Base at a British HEI, reviewer in various academic journals and has reported in 2014 to the International Academy of Comparative Law with regard to the internationalisation of legal education in the UK.

Antonios is an academic expert in the fields of comparative law and international law. He has also written extensively in the fields of European law, business law and jurisprudence, whilst he has been entered with multiple research outputs in REF 2014 and REF 2021. He has also a keen research interest in the field of legal education and how such a type of education can serve the needs of modern society.

Antonios has supported as External Examiner the quality assurance operations of a number of law schools in the British Isles. He currently supports and examines undergraduate and postgraduate law degrees and modules at London Metropolitan University, the University of Salford and the University of East London.

Antonios would be delighted to supervise students in the areas of his research interests, namely Comparative Law, International Law, Commercial Law, European Law and Jurisprudence. He holds experience in supervising PhD projects to completion in the MPhil/PhD register, whilst he has also examined PhD work internally and externally.

Current Teaching

Commercial Law
International Trade Law

Research Interests

Antonios' main research interests are found in the areas of Comparative Law, International Law, Jurisprudence and Legal Education.

When it comes his current research, Antonios' focus would be on comparative constitutional law, the legal convergence thesis and the harmonisation of national legal systems. He would also be interested in research on international economic law, especially in the context of globalisation and hyperglobalisation.

With regard to academic citizenship, Antonios frequently reviews published books or manuscripts/proposals for publishers such as Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Springer and Routledge, in addition to acting as peer reviewer for academic journals. He frequently participates in knowledge exchange activities such as peer-reviewed conferences, publications and so on.

Antonios' research would traditionally contribute towards the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Quality Education (SDG 4) and Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (SDG 16).