The Institute for Transparency and Fundamental Rights of the European Public Law Organization (EPLO) on Thursday, November 27, 2025, hosted a scientific event entitled “A ‘living,’ ‘dynamic,’ or ‘expanded’ Constitution? Contemporary trends in the evolutionary interpretation of the Constitution in three recent examples: private universities, same-sex marriage, exclusion of parties from elections.”
The event featured distinguished constitutional law scholars presenting different perspectives on the evolving interpretation of the Constitution.
- Nikos Alivizatos, Emeritus Professor of Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; LawyerEmeritus Professor of Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; Lawyer,discussed the concept of the “living” Constitution.
- Evangelos Venizelos, Emeritus Professor of Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, examined the idea of an “expanded” Constitution.
- Spyridon Vlachopoulos, Professor of Public Law, Faculty of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; LawyerProfessor of Public Law, Faculty of Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; Lawyer, analyzed the “dynamic” Constitution.
- Ioannis Tasopoulos, Professor of Public Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; LawyerProfessor of Public Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; Lawyer, offered a critical approach to these interpretations.
Opening remarks were delivered by Spyridon Flogaitis (Director, EPLO) and Charalambos Tsiliotis (Director of the Institute for Transparency and Fundamental Rights, EPLO), who also served as moderator.
