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Mariana Gkliati,
PhD candidate, Leiden University
m.gkliati@law.leidenuniv.nl
I am currently a PhD researcher at the Institute of Immigration Law of Leiden University. I
specialize in human rights protection in Europe and European Immigration and Asylum Law. My
doctoral research focuses on the effective legal protection of individuals against human rights
violations in the area of asylum and immigration attributed to the EU agency Frontex (EBCGA).
Scholarly Publications
 Book, Restating the right to property and the right to a clean environment. In: Peters Melanie
(Ed.) Van Mij, Studium Generale, Universiteit Utrecht, 2013 (e-book), here.
 Article, Blocking Asylum: The Status of Access to International Protection in Greece, Inter-
American and European Human Rights Journal 4(1), 2011: 85-117, here.
Professional Publications
 Handbook, Fundamental Rights Agency, Handbook on European law relating to asylum,
borders and immigration, June 2014 (desk research assistance, translation supervision).
 Report, Fundamental Rights Agency, Fundamental rights at airports: border checks at five
international airports in the European Union, 2014 (desk research assistance).
 Report, Fundamental Rights Agency, Criminalization of migrants in an irregular situation and
of persons engaging with them, March 2014 (research, drafting).
 Report, Racism, discrimination, intolerance and extremism: learning from experiences in
Greece and Hungary, December 2013 (empirical research assistance).
 Annotation, Stanev and Interights (intervening) v Bulgaria, Merits and just satisfaction, App
no 36760/06, IHRL 1652 (ECHR 2012), 17th January 2012, European Court of Human Rights
[ECtHR], Oxford Reports of International Law, here.
 Annotation, Ustarkhanova v Russian Federation, Merits and just satisfaction, App No
35744/05, [2009] ECHR 1947, IHRL 3694 (ECHR 2009), 26th November 2009, European Court
of Human Rights [ECtHR], Oxford Reports of International Law, here.
 Annotation, Kolev and ors v Bulgaria, Merits and just satisfaction, App no 1108/02, IHRL 3689
(ECHR 2009), 5th November 2009, European Court of Human Rights [ECtHR], Oxford Reports
on International Law, here.
 Annotation, Gasyak and ors v Turkey, Merits and just satisfaction, App no 27872/03, IHRL
3682 (ECHR 2009), 13th October 2009, European Court of Human Rights, Oxford Reports on
International Law, here.
 Annotation, Toporkov v Russian Federation, Merits and just satisfaction, App no 66688/01,
IHRL 3677 (ECHR 2009), 1st October 2009, European Court of Human Rights [ECtHR], Oxford
Reports of International Law, here.

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Blogs
 The potential of big data and new technologies in human rights research, Leiden Law Blog, 27
September 2016, here, and Impact of Social Sciences, London School of Economics, 30
September 2016, here.
 Greece creates new Asylum Committees after decisions blocking returns under the EU-
Turkey deal, Leiden Law Blog, 5 August, 2016, here.
 Proud to Aid and Abet Refugees: The Criminalization of ‘Flight Helpers’ in Greece, Border
Criminologies, University of Oxford, 23 May 2016, here.
 Registering Humanity: The EU’s Plan to Halt Citizen-led Response to the Migration Crisis,
Border Criminologies, University of Oxford, 21 March 2016, here.
 Traditional legal methodology: What if you have never seen an elephant before?, Leiden Law
Blog, 26 February 2016, here; and Impact of Social Sciences, London School of Economics and
Political Science, 29 April 2016, here.
 If immigration is a crime…. Leiden Law Blog, 29 April 2014, here
 From Lampedusa to Brussels: behind the scenes. How strong is democracy in Europe?, Leiden
Law Blog, 14 January 2014, here.
In the media
 Opinion editorial, Ανησυχία για τα εχέγγυα ανεξαρτησίας των νέων Επιτροπών Προσφυγών,
EFSYN, 29 November 2016, (in Greek) here.
 Interview, Ευρωπαϊκή πολιτική η στοχοποίηση των ΜΚΟ. Interviewed by Aggelidis D. for
EFSYN, 20 April 2016, (in Greek) here.
Conferences/Seminars
 Participant, Seminar, From Frontex to the European Border and Coast Guard: Responsibility
for human rights violations at the borders, Refugee Law Initiative, School of Advanced Study,
University of London, 13 December 2016.
 Participant, Conference, Crossing the borders, staying’, Trento, 29-30 November 2016.
 Participant, Pushing the boundaries of refugee and immigration law at International Research
Conference of the Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI), ‘50 Years of the Two UN
Human Rights Covenants: Legacies and Prospects’, Utrecht, 3 September 2016.
 Participant, Seminar Organizer, On Frontex responsibility: From individual to systemic
accountability at Seminar ‘Assessing Accountability for Harms against Migrants in Europe’,
Amsterdam, November 2015 (co-organizer: Theodore Baird).
 Participant, Regulating the transit of irregular migrants at Conference ‘Regulating Irregular
Migration’, Athens, March 2015.
 Chair and moderator, Deadly Contradictions: Border Management and Migrant Mortality in
the Mediterranean, at Conference of Europeanists ‘Contradictions. Envisioning European
Futures’, Paris, July 2015.

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 Participant, The role of EU Institutions in migration and asylum policies: jurisprudence and
enforcement at Conference of Europeanists ‘Contradictions. Envisioning European Futures’,
Paris, July 2015.
 Participant, Frontex: Crossing the borders of accountability, ‘Migration and Ethnicity
Research’, LIMS Seminar, Leiden, November 2014.
 Participant, Early Career Researcher (ECR) Symposium at Conference: ‘Access to Asylum
Current Challenges and Future Directions’, Monash University Prato Center, Prato, May 2014
(discussant: Violeta Moreno-Lax).
 Organizer, Legal Research Master Conference, ‘Democracy and the role of the media’,
Utrecht, 15 and 16 December 2010 (organizing committee: Ignacio Alvarez-Rio, ).
Round Tables/Expert meetings
 Participant, Potential legal actions against Frontex under EU law post Lisbon Treaty at Round
Table, ECCHR, Berlin, April 2016.
 Participant, working group at EP hearing, EU Migration Policy: A push back for migrants’
rights in Greece?, PICUM, Brussels, 20 March 2014.
Public lectures
 Organizer, Far-right feminism: The events of Cologne under the Shadow of Islamophobia, De
Kargadoor, Utrecht, 3 March 2016 (speakers: Mariam El Maslouhi, Homaira Dastgirzada).
 Participant, Organizer, Migrant rights in the Mediterranean, Joe’s Garage, Amsterdam, 29
October 2015 (co-organizer: Theodore Baird).
 Participant, Humanity lost at sea: The regularity of deaths in the Mediterranean,
International Institute for Research and Education, Amsterdam, 27 June 2015.
 Participant, To Let live and To Let Die in the Mediterranean: Migrant Death and European
Accountability, De Kargadoor, Utrecht, 2 July 2015.
 Participant, Crimmigration and Child Detention, De Kargadoor, Utrecht, 4 December 2014.
 Organizer, Iraq War 11 Years On: What’s the Real Story, Joe’s Garage, Amsterdam, 29 May
(speaker: Ali Al-Jaberi, International Relations, University of Amsterdam).
 Participant, Is Greece the Weimar Republic of today?, Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, December
2012.
Teaching
 Refugee Studies Reading Group, ‘The nation-state and forced migration’, Refugee Law
Initiative, School of Advanced Study, University of London, London, November 2016 (post-
graduate level, guest lecturer)
 Migration Law and Policy in the EU, European Union Studies track, Master International
Relations, Leiden University, 2014, 2015 (lecturer)

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 European Asylum Law, Leiden Law School, Leiden University, 2014-2015 (Bachelor’s course,
setting up the course, co-organizer, lecturer)
 Honours Class Asylum Law and Policies: current issues and European Asylum Law, Leiden Law
School, Leiden University, 2014 (Bachelor’s course, guest lecturer)
 Master theses supervision, 2014, 2015
Fellowships/Research Visits
 Visiting Fellow at Refugee Law Initiative, School of Advanced Study, University of London,
October-December 2016
 Research visit at Statewatch (Frontex Observatory), London, October-December 2016
Administrative posts
 Librarian, Institute of Immigration Law, Leiden University (2013-).
Other Current Affiliations
 Editorial board member, Working Papers Series, Refugee Law Initiative, University of London
(2016-).
 External Affiliate, Statewatch (Frontex Observatory) (2016-).
 Doctoral Affiliate, Refugee Law Initiative, School of Advanced Study, University of London
(2014-).
 Member, School of Human Rights Research (2013-).
 Member, ESIL Interest Group on Migration and Refugee Law (2015-).
 Member, Dutch Association for Migration Research (DAMR) (2014-).
Consultations
 Pro bono consultancy on policy and litigation to NGOs (AITIMA, Borderline Europe,
ECCHR, PICUM, Migreurop).
 Regular communication and consultation to the press (esp. Greece).
Commissioned work
 Amendments to the Proposal for a European Border and Coast Guard, preparation for the
discussion at the European Parliament, PICUM, April 2016.
 Supervision of Greek translation, FRA Handbook on borders, migration, and asylum,
Fundamental Rights Agency, 2014.

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Academic Qualifications
 LRM (Summa Cum Laude), Utrecht University, 2012.
 University Diploma, (Lian Kalos, 7.5/10) , University of Athens (Kapodistriako), 2010.
Grants/Scholarships
 Erasmus Mundus Programme grant, 2010 (5,000 EUR).
 G.J. Wiarda Institute – Utrecht University Institute for Law, Research scholarship, 2010
(20,000 EUR).
 G.J. Wiarda Institute – Utrecht University Institute for Law, Study visit grant, 2011, (466 EUR).
 Meijers Research Institute, PhD research scholarship, 2013 (5 years).
 ACCESS Europe, seminar grant, 2015 (600 EUR).
 Leids Universiteits Fonds, research visit grant, 2016 (1,700 EUR).
Language Competences
 Mother tongue: Greek
 Other languages: English, German, Dutch
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Past positions
 Intern, Freedoms & Justice Department, European Union Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA),
Vienna, February - June 2013.
 Research Assistant, Institute of Immigration Law, Leiden University, December 2012 –
January 2013.
 Case reporter and commentator, Oxford Reports on International Law, Utrecht, May 2011 -
December 2012.
 Research Assistant, Utrecht University, November 2011 - January 2012.
 Volunteer, Asylum NGO AITIMA, Athens, March 2009 - September 2012.
 Administrative Assistant, E. Stogiannis – After-School Education, Athens, September 2008 -
July 2009.

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 Journalist, News portal administrator, www.nooz.gr, Athens, August 2008 - December 2008.
 Journalist, Reporter, Flash 96 Radio station, Athens, March 2006 - June 2008.