Ass. Prof. Ioannis Mantzouranis

Of Counsel

i.mantzouranis@foutsislaw.gr

Ioannis is an advocate before the Supreme Court of Greece and an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law of the Democritus University of Thrace, where he teaches civil and civil procedural law at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. His practice focuses on domestic and international civil and commercial law disputes, with particular expertise in enforcement proceedings.

Academic Background

  • Assistant Professor, Civil & Civil Procedural Law – Democritus University of Thrace Law School, 2020
  • D. in Civil Law (Dr. iur.), awarded summa cum laude – Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, 2012
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Civil Law, awarded summa cum laude – University of Athens, 2009
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), awarded summa cum laude – University of Athens, 2006

Languages

  • Greek
  • English
  • German

Professional & Academic Memberships

  • Athens Bar Association (since 2008)
  • Hellenic Association of Procedural Law
  • German Academic Association for International Procedural Law
  • Editorial Board Member, Chronicles of Procedural Law

Practice Areas

  • Litigation and Arbitration (National & International)
  • Civil and Commercial Law
  • Civil Enforcement Proceedings

Publications

Monographs

  • The Necessary Joinder in Civil Procedure: A Contribution to a Strictly Procedural Understanding of the Legal Institution of the Necessary Joinder (Ph.D. dissertation, Freiburg 2012), Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck 2013, XXI + 423 pp.
  • The Fundamental Principles of Civil Procedure under Reassessment, Athens/Thessaloniki: Sakkoulas 2019, XXIV + 255 pp.

Selected Articles

  • The Counterclaim Involving Third-Party Participation as a Means of Fully Establishing the Factual Background, Zeitschrift für Zivilprozess 2014, pp. 375–399.
  • The “EU Justice Scoreboard” of the European Commission, Zeitschrift für das Privatrecht der Europäischen Union 2016, pp. 108–115 (co-authored with C. Baldus, R. Caponi, R. Dávid, F. Gascón Inchausti (Madrid), C. Kern, A. Raccah).
  • The Asset-Based Jurisdiction in the Light of the Constitution, in: Honorary Volume for N. K. Klamaris, Athens/Thessaloniki: Sakkoulas 2016, pp. 477–496.
  • The Liability of a Retired Partner of a General Partnership for the Debit Balance of a Partnership Current Account, in: Honorary Volume for P. A. Papanikolaou, Athens/Komotini: Ant. N. Sakkoulas 2020, pp. 683–716.
  • Between Substantive and Procedural Legality: Reflections on Unjustified Enforcement, in: Honorary Volume for D. Ν. Maniotis, Thessaloniki: University of Macedonia Press 2021, pp. 557–581.
  • The Substitution of the Enforcement Creditor by a Third Party as a Form of Legal Succession within the Enforcement Relationship, Chronicles of Private Law 2022, pp. 652–659.
  • Substantive Authority to Dispose of the Claim as a Prerequisite for the Waiver of Action or the Acknowledgment of the Claim?, in: Liber Amicorum for C. F. Calavros, Athens/Thessaloniki: Sakkoulas 2023, pp. 721–751.
  • Set-Off as a Defence against an Oblique Action, in: Liber Amicorum for C. Papadimitriou, Athens: Nomiki Vivliothiki 2025, pp. 864–886.
  • The Protection of Security Providers in the Seizure of a Real-Right-Secured Receivable, in: Honorary Volume for G. T. Orfanides, Athens/Thessaloniki: Sakkoulas 2025, pp. 575–605.
  • Passive Procedural Standing of the Debtor in Creditor’s Avoidance Proceedings?, Chronicles of Procedural Law 2025, pp. 267–290.
  • The Right to a Public Hearing under Article 6(1) ECHR, the Written Ordinary Procedure before Civil Courts and Hume’s Law, Nomarchia (online), 4 September 2025.

 

 

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