Demetra Sorvatzioti

Advocate

Prof. Demetra Sorvatzioti  is a Professor of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, and Criminology, and currently serves as Vice-Rector for International Academic Affairs and Research / Chair of the Department of Law. She holds dual doctorates: a PhD in Law (Queen’s University, Canada) on International Criminal Evidence and a PhD in Criminology (Panteion University, Greece) on Criminal Procedure and Evidence, Fair Trial and Poverty. Furthermore, she has an MA in Criminology from the Sociology Department of Panteion University, Greece, and an LLB from Democritus University of Thrace, Greece.

She has over 15 years of academic experience, has coordinated several projects, and has participated in numerous research initiatives, resulting in significant published work. Her research focuses on international criminal law, comparative evidence and sentencing, crime and addiction, and human rights. She has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and books in English and Greek, with forthcoming work at Brill. In parallel with her academic career, she has practiced law since 1990 in Greece and Cyprus and served as legal expert for the EU Fundamental Rights Agency and as a TrialWatch® Expert with the Clooney Foundation for Justice. An invited speaker at leading international conferences, Dr. Sorvatzioti combines scholarship, practice, and policy-making to advance fair trial rights and criminal justice reform.