REBECCA-EMMANUELA PAPADOPOULOU

Revekka-Emmanouela Papadopoulou is an Associate Professor at the Department of International and EU Law Studies, Athens School of Law (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens). She holds degrees from University of Athens (LL.B., 1988), Université Libre de Bruxelles (Licences in European & Administrative Law, 1989-1990), and Université Catholique de Louvain (PhD in EU Law, 1995). Her teaching portfolio includes EU Institutional Law, Tax Law, Migration Law, and Human Rights Protection across undergraduate, postgraduate, and Erasmus programs. She has served as Visiting Professor at Leiden University’s International Tax Center and teaches EU Law at National School of Public Administration.

• Education:
  • LL.B., University of Athens (1988)
  • Licence Spéciale en Droit Européen, ULB (1989)
  • Licence Spéciale en Droit Administratif, ULB (1990)
  • PhD in EU Law, UCL (1995)

Her research focuses on EU legal order principles, internal market dynamics (free movement/competition), tax coordination mechanisms, human rights integration, Economic and Monetary Union governance, and Freedom, Security & Justice policies (migration/asylum/criminal law). Notable contributions include works on soft law’s role in EU integration, post-Lisbon Treaty criminal law evolution, and EU crisis management frameworks.

Her publications span monographs (e.g., Soft Law in EU Legal Order, 2012; EU Tax Law, 2017), peer-reviewed articles analyzing landmark court cases (e.g., Kadi/Al Barakaat rulings), and policy-oriented works on EU enlargement criteria. She has participated in EU-funded research projects (ELISE, CHALLENGE) and is an active member of Hellenic Association for European Law.

• Awards:
  • PhD thesis awarded by ESCA-Greece & European Studies Foundation (2005)

Her academic work emphasizes doctrinal analysis combined with policy relevance, addressing challenges arising from EU legal pluralism, institutional innovations post-2009 Treaty reforms, and balancing economic integration with fundamental rights protection.