Maria-Louiza Deftou

Dr Maria-Louiza Deftou is an Adjunct Lecturer at the Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Research Fellow at the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights. She is also an active researcher at the Athens Public International Law Center (AthensPIL). Her work lies on the field of international human rights law with a particular emphasis on the interplay between human rights and other fields of law (e.g. migration law, law of the sea, environmental law et al.).

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Greece Achieves Marriage Equality: What About Full Parental Rights for LGBTQI Persons?

Greece Achieves Marriage Equality: What About Full Parental Rights for LGBTQI Persons?

LGBTQI rights are far from being universally accepted. On 16 February 2024, a new bill for LGBTQI rights was voted by the Greek Parliament allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children, making Greece the 36th State around the ...