Kypros Chrysostomides

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Doctor Kypros Chrysostomides (Greek: Κύπρος Χρυσοστομίδης[needs Greek IPA] born July 5, 1942) is a Cypriot politician and member of the Cyprus Parliament, born in the village of Kathikas in Paphos.[1]

Early life and education[]

He graduated from the Paphos Gymnasium.[2] He studied Law at the University of Athens on a scholarship granted by the Greek government. He continued his studies at the Luxembourg Law School, again on a scholarship, where he studied Comparative Law.[3]

On a further scholarship granted by the German government, he pursued postgraduate studies at the University of Bonn where he obtained a Doctorate in Law (Ph.D.). The area of his specialisation was Business Law. Thereafter, he worked as a scientific assistant to the Professor of Private International Law at the University of Bonn and he continued his studies in England.[4]

Career[]

For four years (1969-1973) Kypros Chrysostomides worked with the European Commission of Human Rights of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France. He returned to Cyprus in 1973 and began practicing law in Nicosia, shortly before the Coup d'état and the Turkish Invasion in 1974.[5][6]

In 1973, he was appointed as a Corresponding Collaborator at the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law UNIDROIT. In 1999 Cyprus became a full member of UNIDROIT.[7]

From 1981 until his appointment as government spokesman in 2003, he practised law from his own law firm in Nicosia. From 2003, when Tassos Papadopoulos became President of Cyprus, he was the government spokesman until 2006.[8][9][10]

He left this post in 2006 in order to take part in the parliamentary elections of 2006 as a result of which he became a member of the House of Representatives (Cyprus) where he served until March 2008, when he was appointed Minister of Justice and Public Order.[11] He resigned from this post in December 2008 in an act of dignity and assumption of political responsibility following the escape of a convict from the Cyprus Central Prison. At the time, his resignation, was widely acclaimed and praised.[12]

In 1998 he established the movement "Epalxis Anasiggrotisis Kentrou" (’Επαλξη Ανασυγκρότησης Κέντρου): Political Grouping for the Restructure of the Centre. In 2006, he cooperated with AKEL Left-New Powers for the 2006 Cypriot legislative election. During those elections he was elected AKEL Left-New Powers member in the House of Representatives of Cyprus.

He always maintained an avid interest in public affairs and became politically active in the progressive and democratic centre. He has also been involved in the scientific and social life in Cyprus. He is the president of the Political Grouping for the Restructure of the Centre, which was established in 1998.

He was a founding member of the Consumers’ Association, a member of the Association of Sciences, of the Greek Civilization Association and of the Historic Studies Association. He is the president of the Cyprus Institute of Political Research and European Affairs, which closely cooperates with various scientific institutions of Greece and elsewhere. He is also a member of the International Association of International Law, the Greek Institute of International Law, the International Law Association as well as other International Organizations.

Dr. Kypros Chrysostomides was a member of the International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration (ICC) for two consecutive terms, until June 2018.[13] He is currently a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), serving his second term.

In 2020, he was awarded the Cyprus Business Leader Award by the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry.[14]

Personal life[]

He married lawyer Eleni G. Polyviou in 1974. They have two daughters, Daphne and Georgia.[15]

Honours[]

In 1991 during the presidency of François Mitterrand, he was honoured by the French government with the medal of the “Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Merite” (Ordre National du Merite) and then by the Government of Jacques Chirac in 2004 with the medal of “Officier de l’Ordre National du Merite". He was also honoured with the Grand Cross of the Order of Phoenix («Μεγαλόσταυρος του Τάγματος του Φοίνικα») by the then President of the Third Republic of Greece, Kostis Stephanopoulos.[16][17]

Publications[]

He participated in and was the rapporteur and speaker at numerous international conferences, and a number of his articles were published in the Greek and foreign press. He is keenly interested in matters of international and constitutional law, human rights,[18] and local government for which he has gained international recognition.

Professor Christopher Greenwood's introduction to “The Republic of Cyprus. A Study In International Law”, describes how Doctor Chrysostomides examines:

"with great care the constitutional history of the Republic of Cyprus, the legal principles applicable to the Turkish invasion of 1974 and subsequent occupation and the substantial body of case law and State practice regarding Cyprus since that date. He discusses the competing legal arguments concerning the application of the Republic of Cyprus to join the European Union, the controversial decisions of the European Court and Commission of Human Rights and the debate regarding the status of the occupied northern part of Cyprus. .Dr Chrysostomides has performed an invaluable service to the international community by providing an analysis of the legal issues which is both careful and timely".[19]

Human Rights[]

During the period 1969-1973 Kypros Chrysostomides worked with the European Commission of Human Rights of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France. During his term at the European Commission, he participated in the Commission’s investigation of the accusations against the Greek Junta for violations of human rights.[20][21]

As a member of the legal secretariat of the European Commission which visited Athens and examined witnesses regarding the allegations against the Greek Junta, Dr. Chrysostomides participated in the team under one of the leaders of the investigation, Professor James Fawcett.

Doctor Chrysostomides conducted interviews of witnesses including politicians under house arrest and other civilians who suffered torture and degrading treatment at the hands of the Junta police. Various locations were visited by the team and police officers, who were suspected of carrying out acts of torture, were examined. Hearings took place at the Evgenideion Foundation[22][circular reference] Building.

He was one of the first lawyers to defend cases of refugees and other victims of the Turkish invasion before the European Court of Human Rights.[23][24]

References[]

  1. ^ "Cyprus Parliamentary Biographical reference".
  2. ^ "Cyprus Parliamentary Biographical reference".
  3. ^ "Gold News Digital Edition".
  4. ^ "Gold News Digital Edition".
  5. ^ 1972 Yearbook of the European Convention on Human Rights, The Greek Case. 1972. doi:10.1007/978-94-015-1224-4. ISBN 978-94-015-1226-8.
  6. ^ "Gold News Digital Edition".
  7. ^ "Unidroit Membership".
  8. ^ "International Studies Perspectives Vol. 8, No. 2 (May 2007), pp. 172-189". JSTOR 44214613. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ^ "Cyprus News Agency Election Report 2016".
  10. ^ "Government Spokesman resigns: AKEL & Front for the Restructuring of the Centre agree on cooperation".
  11. ^ "Our World Leaders Biographical Details".
  12. ^ "New Cyprus Justice Minister".
  13. ^ "National Committees".
  14. ^ ""Business leader for the financial and professional services sector award" (in Greek)".
  15. ^ "Parliamentary Biography of Doctor Chrysostomides".
  16. ^ "Gold News Digital Edition".
  17. ^ "Parliamentary Biography of Doctor Chrysostomides".
  18. ^ "European Court Of Human Rights Case of Varnava and Others".
  19. ^ "The Republic of Cyprus:A Study in International Law".
  20. ^ 1972 Yearbook of the European Convention on Human Rights, The Greek Case. 1972. doi:10.1007/978-94-015-1224-4. ISBN 978-94-015-1226-8.
  21. ^ "Gold News Digital Edition".
  22. ^ "Evgenideion Foundation Building Wikipedia".
  23. ^ "European Court Of Human Rights Case of Varnava and Others".
  24. ^ "Case Of Kyraicou Tsiakkourmas And Other v. Turkey".

General references[]

Publications[]

English[]

  • Cyprus: Legal and Political Reflections, Nicosia 2021, Alfa Dimiourgiki and CIPREA Publications. ISBN 978-9925-580-28-6
  • The Republic of Cyprus: A Study in International Law, Martinus Nijhof Publishers, Hague, Boston, London 2000, Kluwer Law International. Foreword by Christopher Greenwood, QC. ISBN 90-411-1338-X
  • The Republic of Cyprus: A Study in International Law (Developments in International Law) by Chrysostomides, Kypros ISBN 9-78-904-111338-2
  • Cyprus – The Way Forward, CIPREA Publications, Nicosia 2006. ISBN 9963-9234-0-2

Greek[]

  • Το Κράτος της Κύπρου στο Διεθνές Δίκαιο, Εκδόσεις Αντ. Ν. Σάκκουλα, Αθήνα. Εισαγωγή από τον Καθηγητή Εμμανουήλ Ρούκουνα. Foreword by ISBN 960-232-102-4
  • Απόψεις, άρθρα, μελέτες ISBN 9963-7781-0-0 1990.
  • Στο τέλος της αρχής (Πολιτικές παρεμβάσεις στην τροχιά του Κυπριακού), Εκδόσεις Καστανιώτη, Αθήνα 1997. ISBN 960-03-1790-9
  • Υπεράσπιση της πολιτικής του αύριο (Κυπριακές πολιτικές συνέχειες), Εκδόσεις Καστανιώτη, Αθήνα 2001. ISBN 960-03-3059-X
  • Διεκδίκηση Ενωμένης Πατρίδας (Κύπρος – πριν και μετά το Σχέδιο Ανάν), Εκδόσεις Καστανιώτη, 2η έκδοση, Αθήνα 2006. ISBN 960-03-4142-7
  • Πολιτικές Διαδρομές, Εκδόσεις Έπαλξης , Λευκωσία 2008. ISBN 978-9963-9234-27
  • Ανοικτά ζητήματα (Κυπριακό – Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση – ΑΟΖ –Τουρκία), Εκδόσεις Καστανιώτη , Αθήνα 2012. ISBN 978-9925-580-28-6
  • Ανάλεκτα, Λευκωσία 2020, Εκδόσεις «Αλφα Δημιουργική» ISBN 978-9925-580-27-9

Turkish[]

  • Κibris-Onumuzdeki Yol, CIPREA Publications, Nicosia 2006. ISBN 9963-9234-1-0
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