Dr. Markos KONSTANTINIDIS

• Current position

  Mark Konstantinidis is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Luxembourg Centre for European Law, University of Luxembourg.

• Research

  Mark’s research spans European Union law, international economic law, and international arbitration. His work often lies in the interface between these fields. His doctoral project concerned the relationship between EU law and investment arbitration, adopting both constitutional and international-law perspectives.
  Mark’s research has been published in prestigious journals, including the European Law Review, German Law Journal, and International and Comparative Law Quarterly. He regularly publishes on leading legal blogs.
  Mark has presented his work at numerous international conferences.

• Awards/ Distinctions

  Mark has received the Dickson Poon Scholarship during his undergraduate studies. His doctoral research was fully funded by the scholarship of the Centre of European Law at King’s College London. He has been nominated for a King’s Education Award for his teaching and impact on student experience.

• Work experience

  Prior to joining the LCEL, Mark was a PhD Candidate at King’s College London, where he has been Visiting Lecturer in Law since 2022. He previously also was a Researcher in international arbitration for the National University of Singapore, and a Teaching Fellow at University College London. He has worked at the Hellenic Competition Commission (traineeship) and served at the Hellenic Air Force Court.
  Mark is a qualified lawyer in Greece and the EU, registered at the Athens Bar Association.

• Educational background

  Mark obtained his PhD from King’s College London, fully funded by a scholarship from KCL’s Centre of European Law. He has completed his LLB with First Class Honours at King’s College London with scholarship, and his LLM with Distinction at University College London.

Journal articles

• ‘Intra-EU investment contract arbitration after Achmea’ (2025) 74(1) International and Comparative Law Quarterly (Cambridge University Press) 225-245
• ‘GDPR fines: methodology, proportionality and the pursuit of effectiveness’ (2024) 49(1) European Law Review (Sweet & Maxwell) 35-50
• ‘Customary international law in the case law of the CJEU: In search of consistency’ (2024) CLEER Papers (TMC Asser/Springer) 31-57; with Takis Tridimas
• ‘Demystifying autonomy: tracing the international law origins of the EU principle of autonomy’ (2024) 25(1) German Law Journal (Cambridge University Press) 94-110
• ‘The autonomy of the EU legal order: caselaw evolution and consequences on European economic relations’ (2022) 15 De Jure Journal 81; 5,200 words (in Greek)

Contributions in edited works

• ‘Common Commercial Policy’ in Andrea Biondi and Oana Stefan (eds), Elgar Encyclopedia of European Law (Edward Elgar Publishing, forthcoming)
• ‘What elephant? The principle of autonomy in Article 21 TEU’ in Darren Harvey, Madlen Karg et al (eds), Reforming the EU Treaties (Hart Publishing / Nomos 2023)

Online articles

• ‘Translating Komstroy to international law: Declaration on the legal consequences of Komstroy’, EU Law Live, 09/10/2024
• ‘Anti-subsidy investigation in Chinese Electric Vehicles: fairness, global competition and geopolitics’, CELIS Institute, 24/11/2023
• ‘Who to represent when you’re representing: Procedural rights and standing of ‘representative associations’ in anti-dumping annulment proceedings: CCCME v Commission (C-478/21 P)’, EU Law Live, 06/10/2023
• ‘Reforming Investor-State Dispute Settlement: EU initiatives and UK ambivalence’, UK in a Changing Europe, 11/07/2023
• ‘BayWa v Spain: No annulment for old objections’, European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration Blog, 19/06/2023; with Anastasia Choromidou
• ‘Does the approach of the Multilateral Investment Court to the appointment of judges appropriately balance interests of States and investors?’, British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), 03/05/2023; with Puloma Mukherjee
• ‘The EU-Chile Advanced Framework Agreement, ISDS, and the Big Bad Dilemma’, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 02/02/2023
• ‘Where assertive trade policy ends, and due process begins: Cambodia v Commission (T-246/19)’, EU Law Live, 17/11/2022
• ‘British Bare Necessities: The Northern Ireland Protocol Bill and the doctrine of necessity’, Verfassungsblog, 15/06/2022
• ‘Whose Burden is it Anyway? The Court of Justice Safeguards Procedural Efficiency in Anti-dumping Investigations: Changmao Biochemical Engineering v Commission (C-666/19 P)’, EU Law Live, 05/05/2022
• ‘AG Szpunar’s Opinion in Commission v Council (IMO): EU Law, International Organisations and the Legal Value of Pragmatism’, EU Law Live, 29/11/2021
• ‘EU-US Summit: Between Transatlantic Cooperation and Strategic Autonomy’, EU Law Live, 17/06/2021
• ‘The EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment: A tale of sound and fury’, EJIL:Talk! (European Journal of International Law Blog), 09/02/2021
• ‘From Brexit to Eternity: The institutional landscape under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement’, European Law Blog, 14/01/2021; with Vasiliki Poula