Just published - so excited to see my latest article available online & open access! “Euphemisms of Success: AI Technology in European Border Management and the Rights of Migrants at Sea” (2025) 16(2) European Journal of Legal Studies 117-154. European Journal of Legal Studies

Notably, Türkiye holds among the highest number of non-complied with judgments from the ECtHR. Council of Europe - Human Rights ECTHRwatch.org. Statement by the Secretary General, "full execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights is an unconditional legal obligation under

10 days to the launch of my first book 'Protection of Human Life at Sea in International Law: Rescuing Maritime Migrants' with @RoutledgeBooks, part of the Law and Migration Series. So thrilled! :) 📘 #monograph #publication

Momentous turn in Pylos shipwreck case. 17 Greek coastguard officers have been charged in connection with the Pylos shipwreck. Accountability is key to ending the cycle of violence and impunity at Greece’s borders,' say Amnesty International & Human Rights Watch

My first book is out now ! ‘Protection of Human Life at Sea in International Law - Rescuing Maritime Migrants’ by Routledge Books. 📕 Irish Centre for Human Rights NUI University College Dublin I am deeply honored and grateful to Judge Giovanni Bonello for writing the Preface to my book, and for

So let’s just get something straight. It is 100% illegal to remove someone whose asylum claim is pending. They are “lawfully present“ in the asylum state until and unless their claim is negatively decided on the merits.

While #Madleen must be released immediately, every Mediterranean port should send boats with aid, solidarity, and humanity to Gaza. They shall sail together—united, they will be unstoppable. #BreakingTheSiege is a legal duty for states, and a moral imperative for all of us.

The ECtHR finally decided SS v Italy; a case that has garnered dozens of scholarly articles since its submission in 2018. The outcome is highly unfortunate for migrant rights, but hardly surprising given the court’s previous case law on extraterritorial jurisdiction 1/5

Very disappointing and a major set back for the protection of migrant rights at sea #ECtHR

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📣 I’m excited to announce the first launch event for my new book, 'Protection of Human Life at Sea in International Law: Rescuing Maritime Migrants' at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin on 14 November at 6pm📕 Irish Centre for Human Rights. 👇Link to register: tickettailor.com/events/univers…

Since the issue of the Missing in Cyprus is in the news, perhaps this is an interesting workshop to attend: 3-4/11/25 in Nicosia disacterc.com/2025/10/interd…

Join us on Friday, 14th November 2025, 6-7:30pm Royal Irish Academy, Dawson Street, Dublin, for the official launch of Dr Aphrodite Papachristodoulou's new book, Protection of Human Life at Sea in International Law (Routledge 2025). Register now and read more about the event: universityofgalway.ie/irish-centre-h…

Last Friday’s launch of my book ‘Protection of Human Life at Sea in International Law’ at the Royal Irish Academy was truly special.Thank you all for your support & kindness🇮🇪May this work help strengthen human rights protection for those too often left outside our moral and legal borders