Overview
Dimitris Xenos is a senior lecturer in law at the Cardiff School of Management . He also acts as a legal consultant for law offices and private and public bodies, with regular contributions to public consultations.
His research and teaching expertise lies in various areas of public and private laws, including their intersection (see research and teaching sections below), with an increased focus on digital communications and freedom of speech-related subjects, building on his professional background in media and audio-visual arts.
He has given papers by invitation at conferences and seminars organised by Schools of Law and Economics in London, Berlin, Rome, Athens and Budapest.
Dr Xenos read Law at the University of Sheffield Hallam and completed a DPhil in Law at the University of Durham (University College).
Research Publications
An Introduction to the Economic Analysis of Law as a Legal Theory in Improving Legal Argumentation and Judicial Decision-making for IP Law in Europe
Xenos, D., 30 Apr 2024, Legal Argumentation: Reasoned Dissensus and Common Ground . Feteris, E., Kloosterhuis, H., Plug, H. J. & Smith, C. (eds.).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
European Patent System: Failures in Constitutional Design Crippling Essential Safeguards against Adverse Economic Effects
Xenos, D., 15 May 2023, The Unitary Patent Package & Unified Patent Court: Problems, Possible Improvements and Alternatives . Desaunettes-Barbero, L., de Visscher, F., Strowel, A. & Cassiers, V. (eds.).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
The impact of the European patent system on SMEs and national states
Xenos, D., Mar 2020, In: Prometheus: Critical Studies in Innovation. 36, 1, p. 51-68 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Unconstitutional supranational arrangements for patent law: Leaving out the elected legislators and the people’s participatory rights
Xenos, D., 25 Mar 2019, In: Information and Communications Technology Law. 28, 2, p. 131-160 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The protection against crime as a human right: Positive obligations of the police
Xenos, D., 1 Jan 2018, The Police and International Human Rights Law. Springer International Publishing, p. 181-215 35 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
The Guardian’s publications of snowden files: Assessing the standards of freedom of speech in the context of state secrets and mass surveillance
Xenos, D., 11 Jul 2016, In: Information and Communications Technology Law. 25, 3, p. 201-228 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The issue of safety of media professionals and human rights defenders in the jurisprudence of the un Human Rights Committee
Xenos, D., Dec 2012, In: Chinese Journal of International Law. 11, 4, p. 767-783 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
The positive obligations of the state under the European convention of human rights
Xenos, D., 27 Apr 2012, Taylor and Francis. 231 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
Asserting the Right to Life (Article 2, ECHR) in the Context of Industry
Xenos, D., 1 Mar 2007, In: German Law Journal. 8, 3, p. 231-253 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review