Dimitrios Kagiaros

Dr Dimitrios Kagiaros is an Associate Professor at Durham Law School, specializing in European Human Rights Law, Freedom of Expression, and the impact of austerity measures on human rights. He previously held roles at the University of Exeter and University of Edinburgh. His research focuses on whistleblower protection, ECHR jurisprudence, and the balance between public interest and state interests. He serves on the editorial board of The European Convention on Human Rights Law Review.

Education: LLB from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, LLM in International Human Rights Law (Brunel University), PhD (University of Hull) on whistleblower protection in ECHR case law.

Research interests include ECHR system evolution, post-crisis human rights, and freedom of expression case law. His recent work analyzes whistleblowing frameworks, balancing free speech with national security, and legal responses to austerity.

Publications span 15+ peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, emphasizing ECHR case law analysis and legal frameworks. He supervises PhD students in his areas of expertise and teaches modules like European Human Rights Law and UK Constitutional Law.

Dr Kagiaros has advised on international law matters and contributed to debates about sex work regulation, HIV rights, and marginalized group protections through ECHR litigation.