Alexandros-Timotheos Kazanas

Dr. Alexandros-Timotheos Kazanas holds a law degree from the Faculty of Law of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) with a grade of 9.22 “Excellent.” In 2004, he obtained a Master’s Degree (LL.M.) specializing in Criminal Sciences from the Faculty of Law of AUTH with a grade of 10 “Excellent,” and in 2010 he was awarded a Doctorate in Legal Sciences with the grade “Excellent” (unanimously) in the field of Criminal Law (special criminal statutes), with a dissertation titled “Criminal Protection of Cultural Heritage – The Protected Legal Interest and Its Impact on the Punishability of Offences under Law 3028/2002.” During the years 2012-2015, he conducted postdoctoral research at AUTH, participating in the research team of the “ARISTEIA” program (NSRF) entitled: “Economic Crime and Corruption in the Public Sector in Greece: A Coherent Plan for Its Confrontation”, under the supervision of Professor M. Kaiafa-Gbandi, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has received scholarships from both the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation and the State Scholarships Foundation.

From 2004 to the present, he has been practicing as an attorney at law in Thessaloniki. He has extensive teaching experience as a Special Scientific Associate in the Department of Law at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Professor at Law Preparatory Schools, and Instructor, Public Vocational Training Institutes (I.E.K.) of Thessaloniki, Epanomi, Thermi, Pylaia and Triandria. He has published 2 monographs and numerous studies and contributions to collective volumes, and has participated in various conferences, seminars, and workshops.

He is proficient in English and French.

Teaching experience:

2011-up today: Professor at Law Preparatory Schools, Thessaloniki, Teaching Substantive Criminal Law to candidates of the National School of Judges.

2/2012-6/2012: Lecturer – Special Scientific Associate, School of Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Teaching the course Criminal Law to undergraduate students, following appointment pursuant to Article 5 of Presidential Decree 407/1980.

2004 – 2010: Postgraduate Fellow, Department of Criminal and Criminological Sciences, School of Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Conducting tutorial courses in Substantive Criminal Law (General Part, Special Part, Penology, Advanced Criminal Law) for 12 semesters; supervision of student papers; invigilation of examinations; participation in the organization of conferences and seminars.

2005, 2011-2015: Instructor, Public Vocational Training Institutes (I.E.K.) of Thessaloniki, Epanomi, Thermi, Pylaia and Triandria, Teaching legal courses: a) Legislation (Sensitive Data – Rights – Innovations) in the specialty Internet Technology Technician, b) Fundamentals of Law and Journalistic Ethics in the specialty Journalism: Editors and Reporters, c) Fundamentals of Tourism Legislation in the specialty Tourist Office Employee, d) Commercial Law in the specialty Logistics and Supply Chain Services Executive, e) Law I in the specialty Computerized Accounting Systems Specialist, f) Air Law and International Relations in the specialty Airline Industry Specialist, g) Law III–IV (Criminal and Administrative Law) in the specialty Legal Professions Secretary, h) Labour Law in the specialty Logistics and Supply Chain Services Executive, i) Introduction to Law in the specialty Personal and Infrastructure Security Executive, j) Road Traffic Legislation in the specialty Driving Instructors for Cars and Motorcycles, k) Law V–VI (Commercial and Labour Law) in the specialty Legal Professions Secretary, l) Law I in the specialty Business Administration and Economics Executive, m) Law VII–VIII (Enforcement Proceedings, etc.) in the specialty Legal Professions Secretary.

At the York Europe Campus Law School, he teaches the modules “Criminal Law I”, “Criminal Law II”, “Criminal Procedure Law” and “Composite Applications in Criminal Law” as part of the undergraduate program entitled “Greek Law with Common Law”.

• Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Economic Crime

Monographs

The protection of cultural heritage through criminal law – the protected legal interest and its effect on the criminal law provisions of statute no. 3028/2002, Doctoral Dissertation (Catalogue no. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Library: KKE3183.A312002K49 2010; online access via the National Archive of Doctoral Dissertations)

Punishable Violations of Intellectual Property, Vol. 4 of the series “Special Criminal Laws” (series editors: M. Kaiafa-Gbandi and E. Symeonidou-Kastanidou, Professors at A.U.Th.), Legal Library Publishing, 1st ed., Athens 2009, 326 pp.; 2nd ed., Athens 2019, 393 pp.

Selected Articles in Law Reviews or Chapters in Books

Case Law Applications of Special Criminal Laws, editorial responsibility for the section on intellectual property (in collaboration with M. Kaiafa-Gbandi and E. Symeonidou-Kastanidou), Legal Library Publishing, 1st ed., Athens 2008, pp. 679–783; 2nd ed., Athens 2019, pp. 383–436.

Economic Crime and Corruption in the Public Sector, Vol. 1: Assessment of the Existing Institutional Framework, author of the section on the crimes of fraud, breach of trust and embezzlement, pp. 327–456, Dikaio & Oikonomia – P.N. Sakkoulas Publishing, Athens 2014, collective volume, scientific supervision M. Kaiafa-Gbandi.

Economic Crime and Corruption in the Public Sector, Vol. 2: The Perspective of Justice Officials, Public Administration and Civil Society – Comparative Law Data, Dikaio & Oikonomia – P.N. Sakkoulas Publishing, Athens 2014, collective volume, scientific supervision M. Kaiafa-Gbandi.

Economic Crime and Corruption in the Public Sector, Vol. 3: A Coherent Plan for Combating Economic Crime and Corruption in the Public Sector, Dikaio & Oikonomia – P.N. Sakkoulas Publishing, Athens 2015, collective volume, scientific supervision M. Kaiafa-Gbandi.