Antonis Manitakis

Professor Antonis Manitakis is a distinguished legal scholar serving as Professor and President of the Scientific Committee at the School of Law, University of Cyprus. He holds a Doctorate in Law from the Free University of Brussels and has served as Dean of the Law School at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for 37 years. His academic career includes visiting professorships at French universities (Montpellier, Paris 7, Nantes) and Princeton University. He has authored over 150 publications in Greek, French, and English, focusing on constitutional law, European integration, and political theory.

Education: B.A. from Aristotle University (1967), M.A. and Ph.D. in Public Law from Brussels (1973). He maintained full scholarships throughout his studies. His research emphasizes constitutional crises, democratic governance, and legal frameworks in post-dictatorship Greece. He has supervised 14 doctoral theses, with many of his students becoming prominent legal academics globally.

Professional roles include Minister of Internal Affairs (2012, 2015), Minister of Administrative Reform (2012/13), and founder of the constitutional scholars’ association 'Aristoboulos Manes'. His work on church-state relations and constitutional court establishment has shaped modern Greek legal discourse. Awards include the prestigious Knight of the Order of Honor (2017) for academic contributions and public service.