Dr Ioannis Papadopoulos

The voice of the child. A research project focusing on the implementation of the UNCRC within domestic policy and its implications for youth justice.
2018 - 2018

Recognition Type Presentation - external invited/selected conference contribution (talk/poster)

Description Presented at the 'EU at the crossroads of migration - Critical reflections on the ‘refugee crisis’ and new migration deals' international migration conference, co-organised in Utrecht, the Netherlands, by the Utrecht University, the Dutch Association for Migration Research (DAMR), the Utrecht Centre for Global Challenges (GLOBE) and the Utrecht Centre for Regulation and Enforcement in Europe (RENFORCE), held in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Recognition Type	Presentation - external invited/selected conference contribution (talk/poster)
Description	Presented at the 'EU at the crossroads of migration - Critical reflections on the ‘refugee crisis’ and new migration deals' international migration conference, co-organised in Utrecht, the Netherlands, by the Utrecht University, the Dutch Association for Migration Research (DAMR), the Utrecht Centre for Global Challenges (GLOBE) and the Utrecht Centre for Regulation and Enforcement in Europe (RENFORCE), held in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

The voice of the child. A research project focusing on the implementation of the UNCRC within domestic policy and its implications for youth justice.
2017 - 2017

Recognition Type Presentation - external invited/selected conference contribution (talk/poster)

Description Presented at the 'Eurocrim2017' international conference, organised in Cardiff, Wales, by the European Society of Criminology (ESC), held in Cardiff, Wales.

Recognition Type	Presentation - external invited/selected conference contribution (talk/poster)
Description	Presented at the 'Eurocrim2017' international conference, organised in Cardiff, Wales, by the European Society of Criminology (ESC), held in Cardiff, Wales.

The voice of the child. A research project focusing on the implementation of the UNCRC within domestic policy and its implications for youth justice.
2017 - 2017

Recognition Type Presentation - external invited/selected conference contribution (talk/poster)

Description Presented at the 'Children, Justice and Communication' conference, organised in Portsmouth, by the Centre for Forensic Interviewing and University of Portsmouth, held in Portsmouth, UK.

Recognition Type	Presentation - external invited/selected conference contribution (talk/poster)
Description	Presented at the 'Children, Justice and Communication' conference, organised in Portsmouth, by the Centre for Forensic Interviewing and University of Portsmouth, held in Portsmouth, UK.

Head of the Legal Unit - Child Protection Department Terre des hommes Hellas - Athens, Greece.
2021 - 2021

Recognition Type Professional association (e.g. president, fellow or member of a society or discipline network)

Description As the head of the Legal Unit, I supervised all cases involving beneficiaries of the Child Protection Department of Terre des hommes Hellas, who were housed in safe zones in the areas of Skhisto (Athens), Moza (Volos), Koutsouhero (Larissa), Lagkadikia (Thessaloniki), Alexandria (Imathia), and Veria (Imathia). Specifically, my responsibilities included - among other tasks - the full management of the minors' cases before the relevant asylum authorities, as well as completing legal actions related to guardianship before the competent prosecutorial authorities.

URL https://www.tdh.ch/en/our-interventions/greece

Recognition Type	Professional association (e.g. president, fellow or member of a society or discipline network)
Description	As the head of the Legal Unit, I supervised all cases involving beneficiaries of the Child Protection Department of Terre des hommes Hellas, who were housed in safe zones in the areas of Skhisto (Athens), Moza (Volos), Koutsouhero (Larissa), Lagkadikia (Thessaloniki), Alexandria (Imathia), and Veria (Imathia). Specifically, my responsibilities included - among other tasks - the full management of the minors' cases before the relevant asylum authorities, as well as completing legal actions related to guardianship before the competent prosecutorial authorities.
URL	https://www.tdh.ch/en/our-interventions/greece

Legal Advisor - Child Protection Department, Terre des hommes Hellas - Thessaloniki, Greece.
2020 - 2021

Recognition Type Professional association (e.g. president, fellow or member of a society or discipline network)

Description As a lawyer and member of the legal department, I handled cases involving unaccompanied and separated minors served by the Child Protection Department of Terre des hommes Hellas, who were accommodated in safe zones in the areas of Alexandria (Imathia) and Veria (Imathia). Specifically, my responsibilities included - among other tasks - providing legal representation for minors and guiding them on their rights and obligations during asylum procedures, as well as offering continuous legal support from their arrival in the country throughout the process of their application for international protection with the relevant asylum authorities.

URL https://www.tdh.ch/en/our-interventions/greece

Recognition Type	Professional association (e.g. president, fellow or member of a society or discipline network)
Description	As a lawyer and member of the legal department, I handled cases involving unaccompanied and separated minors served by the Child Protection Department of Terre des hommes Hellas, who were accommodated in safe zones in the areas of Alexandria (Imathia) and Veria (Imathia). Specifically, my responsibilities included - among other tasks - providing legal representation for minors and guiding them on their rights and obligations during asylum procedures, as well as offering continuous legal support from their arrival in the country throughout the process of their application for international protection with the relevant asylum authorities.
URL	https://www.tdh.ch/en/our-interventions/greece

Member of the Legal Unit Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) - Thessaloniki, Greece.
2018 - 2020

Recognition Type Professional association (e.g. president, fellow or member of a society or discipline network)

Description As a lawyer and member of the Legal Unit, I managed cases involving unaccompanied and separated minors served by the Greek Council for Refugees, residing in a safe zone located in Alexandria (Imathia). Specifically, in addition to representing minors in asylum and international protection matters before the relevant asylum authorities (including first and second-instance procedures and Dublin Regulation processes), a significant part of my responsibilities also included - among other tasks - providing legal support and representation before prosecutorial and investigative authorities, as well as Greek courts, for individuals undergoing detention and deportation procedures (including the imposition of various forms of freedom-restricting measures).

URL https://www.gcr.gr/

Recognition Type	Professional association (e.g. president, fellow or member of a society or discipline network)
Description	As a lawyer and member of the Legal Unit, I managed cases involving unaccompanied and separated minors served by the Greek Council for Refugees, residing in a safe zone located in Alexandria (Imathia). Specifically, in addition to representing minors in asylum and international protection matters before the relevant asylum authorities (including first and second-instance procedures and Dublin Regulation processes), a significant part of my responsibilities also included - among other tasks - providing legal support and representation before prosecutorial and investigative authorities, as well as Greek courts, for individuals undergoing detention and deportation procedures (including the imposition of various forms of freedom-restricting measures).
URL	https://www.gcr.gr/

Asylum Advisor, International Rescue Committee (IRC) - Thessaloniki, Greece.
2017 - 2018

Recognition Type Professional association (e.g. president, fellow or member of a society or discipline network)

Description As a specialist consultant in asylum procedures and child protection, my duties included - among other tasks - providing legal support to unaccompanied minor asylum seekers or members of vulnerable groups, including separated minors, victims of torture or other forms of violence, and victims of human trafficking. These groups were served by the International Rescue Committee and accommodated in safe zones which were located in the Central Macedonia region, specifically in Giannitsa (Pella), Chalkidona (Thessaloniki), and Alexandria (Imathia).

URL https://www.rescue.org/country/greece

Recognition Type	Professional association (e.g. president, fellow or member of a society or discipline network)
Description	As a specialist consultant in asylum procedures and child protection, my duties included - among other tasks - providing legal support to unaccompanied minor asylum seekers or members of vulnerable groups, including separated minors, victims of torture or other forms of violence, and victims of human trafficking. These groups were served by the International Rescue Committee and accommodated in safe zones which were located in the Central Macedonia region, specifically in Giannitsa (Pella), Chalkidona (Thessaloniki), and Alexandria (Imathia).
URL	https://www.rescue.org/country/greece

Member of the European Society of Criminology (ESC) Working Group on 'Immigration, Crime and Citizenship' - Lausanne, Switzerland.
2017

Recognition Type Professional association (e.g. president, fellow or member of a society or discipline network)

Description Member of the European Society of Criminology (ESC) Working Group on 'Immigration, Crime and Citizenship'.

URL https://esc-eurocrim.org/v2/working-groups/

Recognition Type	Professional association (e.g. president, fellow or member of a society or discipline network)
Description	Member of the European Society of Criminology (ESC) Working Group on 'Immigration, Crime and Citizenship'.
URL	https://esc-eurocrim.org/v2/working-groups/

Member of the Hellenic Society of Criminology - Athens, Greece.
2015

Recognition Type Professional association (e.g. president, fellow or member of a society or discipline network)

Description Member of the Hellenic Society of Criminology - Athens, Greece.

URL http://www.hscriminology.gr/en/

Recognition Type	Professional association (e.g. president, fellow or member of a society or discipline network)
Description	Member of the Hellenic Society of Criminology - Athens, Greece.
URL	http://www.hscriminology.gr/en/

Senior research assistant - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, School of Law, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology.
2005 - 2007

Recognition Type Research leadership/admin role (internal)

Description Senior research assistant - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, School of Law, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology.

URL https://www.auth.gr

Recognition Type	Research leadership/admin role (internal)
Description	Senior research assistant - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, School of Law, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology.
URL	https://www.auth.gr

Visiting Researcher, Keele University, UK - 'Detention in the era of crimmigration; the case of Greece'.
2024 - 2024

Recognition Type Visiting researcher or honorary positions

Description Visiting researcher - Delivered a lecture at Keele University, UK in the context of the postgraduate courses in law and criminology.

Recognition Type	Visiting researcher or honorary positions
Description	Visiting researcher - Delivered a lecture at Keele University, UK in the context of the postgraduate courses in law and criminology.

Visiting Researcher, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece and the University of the Aegean - 'Vulnerability in the migration milieu: Unaccompanied minors in the Greek context'.
2022 - 2022

Recognition Type Visiting researcher or honorary positions

Description Visiting researcher - Delivered a lecture in the context of the 'MSC in Media & Refugee migration flows' postgraduate course; co-organised in Athens, Greece, by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece and the University of the Aegean.

Recognition Type	Visiting researcher or honorary positions
Description	Visiting researcher - Delivered a lecture in the context of the 'MSC in Media & Refugee migration flows' postgraduate course; co-organised in Athens, Greece, by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece and the University of the Aegean.

Affiliated Researcher - Border Criminologies, University of Oxford, UK, School of Law.
2021

Recognition Type Visiting researcher or honorary positions

Description The most recent collaboration took place in June 2022, when I published my research article titled 'Examining the Status of Detained Migrant Unaccompanied Minors in the Greek Context: Crossing the Threshold of a New Era?' on the website of the Border Criminologies Research Centre, Oxford Law Faculty, University of Oxford, UK.

Affiliated Organisations University of Oxford

URL https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/people/ioannis-papadopoulos

Recognition Type	Visiting researcher or honorary positions
Description	The most recent collaboration took place in June 2022, when I published my research article titled 'Examining the Status of Detained Migrant Unaccompanied Minors in the Greek Context: Crossing the Threshold of a New Era?' on the website of the Border Criminologies Research Centre, Oxford Law Faculty, University of Oxford, UK.
Affiliated Organisations	University of Oxford
URL	https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/people/ioannis-papadopoulos

Affiliated Researcher - Leiden Children’s Rights Observatory, Universiteit Leiden, the Netherlands.
2021

Recognition Type Visiting researcher or honorary positions

Description The most recent collaborations occurred as follows:
• In September 2021, I published my research article titled 'Case Note 2021/6 - The European Committee of Social Rights:
International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) & European Council for Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) v. Greece. Placing Protective
Custody for Unaccompanied Children at the Forefront' on the website of the Leiden Children's Rights Observatory, Law
School, Universiteit Leiden, the Netherlands, available here https://www.childrensrightsobservatory.org/case-notes/casenote2021-6
• In September 2020, I published my research paper titled 'How Protective Is Custody for Unaccompanied Minors in Greece?
Protecting Children’s Rights Within Detention' in a special edition of the Leiden Children's Rights Observatory, Law School,
Universiteit Leiden, the Netherlands, available here https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/safeguarding-childrens-rights-in-immigration-law/how-protective-is-custody-for-unaccompanied-minors-in-greece-protecting-childrens-rights-within-detention/7542F970DD692195736027323A493146

URL https://www.childrensrightsobservatory.org/contributors/ionnis-papadopoulos

Recognition Type	Visiting researcher or honorary positions
Description	The most recent collaborations occurred as follows: • In September 2021, I published my research article titled 'Case Note 2021/6 - The European Committee of Social Rights: International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) & European Council for Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) v. Greece. Placing Protective Custody for Unaccompanied Children at the Forefront' on the website of the Leiden Children's Rights Observatory, Law School, Universiteit Leiden, the Netherlands, available here https://www.childrensrightsobservatory.org/case-notes/casenote2021-6 • In September 2020, I published my research paper titled 'How Protective Is Custody for Unaccompanied Minors in Greece? Protecting Children’s Rights Within Detention' in a special edition of the Leiden Children's Rights Observatory, Law School, Universiteit Leiden, the Netherlands, available here https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/safeguarding-childrens-rights-in-immigration-law/how-protective-is-custody-for-unaccompanied-minors-in-greece-protecting-childrens-rights-within-detention/7542F970DD692195736027323A493146
URL	https://www.childrensrightsobservatory.org/contributors/ionnis-papadopoulos

Visiting Researcher, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece and the University of the Aegean - 'Vulnerability in the migration milieu: Unaccompanied minors in the Greek context'.
2021 - 2021

Recognition Type Visiting researcher or honorary positions

Description Visiting researcher - Delivered a lecture in the context of the 'MSC in Media & Refugee migration flows' postgraduate course; co-organised in Athens, Greece, by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece and the University of the Aegean.

Recognition Type	Visiting researcher or honorary positions
Description	Visiting researcher - Delivered a lecture in the context of the 'MSC in Media & Refugee migration flows' postgraduate course; co-organised in Athens, Greece, by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece and the University of the Aegean.

Visiting Researcher, Centre for the Study of Crime, Athens, Greece - 'Vulnerability in the migration milieu: Unaccompanied minors in the Greek context'.
2021 - 2021

Recognition Type Visiting researcher or honorary positions

Description Visiting researcher - Delivered a lecture in the context of the 'Examining criminological issues in contemporary societies' series of presentations; organised in Athens, by the Centre for the Study of Crime, Athens, Greece.

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