Ioannis Gkountis

Ioannis Gkountis is a Visiting Lecturer in Criminal Law at the Law School of Neapolis University Pafos since September 2020. He holds a PhD from Ludwig-Maximilian University (Munich) and teaches courses on General Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Penology, and Anti-Corruption. His research focuses on the intersection of criminal law with bioethics, legal philosophy, and paternalistic legislation.

• Education: LL.M. (2001, Munich) & PhD (2011, Munich)
• Key Scholarship: Stibet DAAD scholarship during PhD

Research emphasizes legitimacy of paternalistic criminal laws, medical ethics in therapeutic research, and historical jurisprudence. His 2011 dissertation challenged the compatibility of self-harm penal codes with legal autonomy principles.