Role
Vasileios is the International Manager and an Associate Professor at the Nottingham Law School.
His research interests lie in the field of legal history and rhetoric, especially in the context of Athenian democracy. Vasileios has published on ancient Greek law and politics, identifying intersections with modern concepts and practices. Vasileios is a member of the Centre for Rights and Justice.
As International Manager, he contributes to the design and implementation of Nottingham Law School’s international strategy, including international partnerships, collaborations and recruitment.
Vasileios leads and teaches the following module: United States Law.
Career overview
Vasileios studied Law (LLB) at Cardiff University. He holds a Doctorate in Law from the University of Exeter and a Master’s Degree in International Law with International Relations from the University of Kent. He taught in the fields of Law and Classics at the University of Exeter, before joining Nottingham Law School in 2015.
Vasileios is happy to supervise projects on the fields:
- of ancient Greek law, politics and rhetoric,
- on populist studies.
Research areas
With an expertise in ancient Greek law, Vasileios has published a monograph on the rule of law in classical Athens and the rhetoric of litigants in the Athenian courts.
With a keen interest in the theory, history and philosophy of law and its relation with politics, sociology and psychology, Vasileios is a proponent of the interconnection of the currently unduly fragmented social sciences. He has published articles on the workings of the Athenian democracy and their connection with today’s politics and jurisprudence.
External activity
Vasileios has been appointed as:
- Distinguished Adjunct faculty to Saveetha Law School, India.
- Head of the Partnership Liaison Committee, UK Universities Consortium – Brickfields Asia College (Malaysia)
Sponsors and collaborators
Vasileios has received funding from the following organisations:
- Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies
- Society of Legal Scholars: The SLS
Publications
Books:
- (2017) Character Evidence in the Courts of Classical Athens: Relevance, Rhetoric and the Rule of Law. Routledge.
Book Chapters:
- (2019) Manifestations of Populism in Late Fifth-century Athens. In D.E.Frenkel and N. Varga (eds.) New Studies in History and Law, Athens: ATINER.
- (2017) Solon the Lawgiver: Inequality of Resources and Equality before the Law. In D. E. Frenkel (ed.) Role of Law, Human Rights and Social Justice, Justice Systems, Commerce, and Law Curriculum, Athens: ATINER.
Journal Articles:
- (2022) Populism in power? A reconsideration of the Athenian democracy of the late 5th century BC. Journal of Ancient Civilizations, 37 (1): 33-63.
- (2021) Democracy, populism, and the rule of law: A reconsideration of their interconnectedness. Politics SAGE (Published 23/08/2021)
- (2021) Populism and the rule of recognition: challenging the foundations of democratic legal systems. Populism 4 (1): 1-26.
- (2021) Populist rhetorical strategies in the courts of classical Athens. Athens Journal of History 7 (1): 21-40.
- (2018) The Rhetorical Use of Torture in Attic Forensic Oratory. Rhetorica: A Journal of the History of Rhetoric 37 (1): 16-34.
- (2018) The Theory and Practice of Torture in Ancient Athenian Courts. ΣΧΟΛΗ / Schole Vol. 12 (2): 6-18.
- (2016) The Relevance of Liturgies in the Courts of Classical Athens. Athens Journal of History 3 (2): 85-96.
Press expertise
Vasileios’ expertise relates to ancient Greek law and history, including the ideological and philosophical background of democratic constitutions. He also publishes extensively on populism, democracy and the rule of law.