Pelayia Yessiou-Faltsi
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Pelayia Yessiou-Faltsi (born 1935) is a leading scholar in the field of civil procedure
in Greece
. She is emeritus professor at the Law Faculty of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
. She has been teaching there for more than forty-five years and served as the Faculty’s Dean from 1994–1997. She teaches at the Greek National School of Judiciary and has been a visiting professor at Tulane University
.
Yessiou-Faltsi has written eleven books and over eighty essays and articles on civil litigation, evidence law, international civil procedural law, and enforcement law. She is the author of a three volume series on enforcement law, widely regarded as the first complete work in this field to be published in Greece. Her book “Civil Procedure in Hellas” was the first to be published on this subject in English and is widely referenced by legal scholars, lawyers and judges.
She is a member of the Council of the International Association of Procedural Law and of the International Academy of Comparative Law. She has been a member of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Greece (1987–1989).
She received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Law of the University of Athens in 2006 and was elected corresponding member of the Academy of Athens
in March 2007.
Civil procedure
Civil procedure is the body of law that sets out the rules and standards that courts follow when adjudicating civil lawsuits...
in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. She is emeritus professor at the Law Faculty of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Law School of the Aristotle University
The Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is considered one of the most prestigious Greek law schools.-History:The law department was founded and began its operation in 1930 during the premiership of Alexandros Papanastassiou...
. She has been teaching there for more than forty-five years and served as the Faculty’s Dean from 1994–1997. She teaches at the Greek National School of Judiciary and has been a visiting professor at Tulane University
Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
.
Yessiou-Faltsi has written eleven books and over eighty essays and articles on civil litigation, evidence law, international civil procedural law, and enforcement law. She is the author of a three volume series on enforcement law, widely regarded as the first complete work in this field to be published in Greece. Her book “Civil Procedure in Hellas” was the first to be published on this subject in English and is widely referenced by legal scholars, lawyers and judges.
She is a member of the Council of the International Association of Procedural Law and of the International Academy of Comparative Law. She has been a member of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Greece (1987–1989).
She received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Law of the University of Athens in 2006 and was elected corresponding member of the Academy of Athens
Academy of Athens (modern)
The Academy of Athens is Greece's national academy, and the highest research establishment in the country. It was established in 1926, and operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Education...
in March 2007.
External links
- http://www.sakkoulas.gr/e_detail.asp?uid=1147&aa=2&it=0&page=1 Additional biographical information published in "Studia in Honorem Pelayia Yessiou-Faltsi", Sakkoulas Publishers, 2007.
- http://www.saak.gr/images/08_magazine/109/pdf/096_nea%20apofoitwn.pdf Additional biographical information published in the Anatolia College Alumni Association monthly periodical (in Greek).