Centre for the Rule of Law and European Values.

CRoLEV is a Centre of Excellence investigating the rule of law, and EU values and principles in turbulent times. It seeks to strengthen European studies in the region and disseminate research on the rule of law and European values in Cyprus, neighbouring countries and Europe, building bridges between the EU and its neighbours.

CRoLEV was co-funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+ programme 2021-27, Jean Monnet Actions as a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for the years 2022-2025.

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Prof. Stéphanie Laulhé Shaelou
Prof. Stéphanie Laulhé Shaelou Centre Director
Prof. Stéphanie Laulhé Shaelou is a Professor of European Law and Reform and the Head of the School of Law of UCLan Cyprus. She specializes in EU Law, with specific interests in the EU financial and migration crisis, the state of socio-economic rights in times of crisis, Brexit, the rule of law and effective judicial protection, EU Citizenship, and AI technologies.
Dr Andreas Marcou
Dr Andreas MarcouChief Researcher & Project Manager
Dr Andreas Marcou is an Assistant Professor in Legal Theory at UCLan Cyprus. His research interests include republican and liberal theories, the rule of law and law’s authority, theories of democracy and legitimacy at the national and the European level, and the duties and responsibilities of citizens
within a liberal democracy.
Dr Katerina Kalaitzaki
Dr Katerina KalaitzakiSenior Researcher
Dr Katerina Kalaitzaki is a Lecturer in EU Public Law at the University of Central Lancashire (Cyprus) since September 2021, where she has teaching duties both on the LLM and the LLB programmes in the areas of European Union Law,
Constitutional Law,
EU citizenship, Fundamental Rights and Skills.
Dr Alex M. Uibariu
Dr Alex M. UibariuPostdoctoral Researcher
Alexandra M. Uibariu is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Centre for the Rule of Law and European Values. She has completed her doctoral studies and submitted her PhD thesis entitled “A Theory of State Crimes Against Democracy (SCADs) in Contemporary Polities” at the University of Portsmouth in December 2022.

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