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Chara Chioni-Chotouman

Social Sciences

LLB National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, LLM, PhD in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedural Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, MSc, Postdoctoral Researcher, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki  

Chara Chioni-Chotouman holds a PhD in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure. During her doctoral studies at the Faculty of Law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, she was a scholarship recipient from the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY). She is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Faculty of Law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She is the author of two monographs titled Victim’s Rights in Criminal Proceedings and The offence of Rape. She has participated in educational programs and delivered lectures in Greece and abroad. Her research interests include substantive criminal law, criminal procedure, and human rights.  

Selected Publications

  • The offence of rape – Vade mecum in the new Greek Penal Code (Nomiki Bibliothiki 2024) (Monograph – in Greek) 
  • Victims’ Rights in Criminal Procedure – the Impact of European Law in Greek Criminal Trials (Nomiki Bibliothiki 2021) (Monograph – in Greek) 
  • ‘Introducing abstaining from prosecution and plea bargaining in Greece: reforms towards the quest for efficiency’, in Ed Johnston, Anna Pivaty (eds), Efficiency and Bureaucratisation of Criminal Justice (Routledge 2023) 55-68. 
  • ‘Sexual acts constituting rape: perspectives from Greek and European law’ in Gert Vermeulen, Nina Peršak, Stéphanie De Coensel (eds), Researching the Boundaries of Sexual Integrity, Gender Violence and Image-based Abuse (2024) 95 (2) Revue Internationale de Droit Pénal (RIDP) 79-95. 
  • Fair Trial for Victims Invoking Civil Claims: Rereading Article 6(1) ECHR, (2022) 30 (2) European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, 188-208.  
  • ‘Substantive and Procedural Challenges Impeding an Effective Response to Rape: The Example of Greece’ in Rahime Erbas (ed.), Global Problems in Sexual Offenses (Lexington Books 2022), 25-44. 
  • ‘Law 3500/2006 on domestic violence’ in C.Satlanis, I.Naziris (eds), Special Criminal Laws (Nomiki Bibliothiki, 2024, in Greek) 
  • ‘The sale of drugs: defining the attempt and the completed crime’ (2024) 4 Poiniki Dikaiosini (in Greek) 
  • ‘The inclusion of human trafficking under Article 4 ECHR and the obligation of effective investigation – Comments on T.V. v. Spain’ (2024) 11 Poiniki Dikaiosini (in Greek) 
  • ‘The right to be present and vulnerable defendants – Comments on L.T. v. Ukraine’ (2024) 8-9 Poiniki Dikaiosini (in Greek)