The School of Law offers advanced legal education and maintains close academic ties with a wide range of higher education institutions both in Greece and abroad. In this context, it has awarded its highest academic distinction, the title of Honorary Doctor of the Department of Law, to distinguished scholars of international reputation for their outstanding contributions to legal science, as well as to other eminent figures who have achieved excellence in their respective fields.
During the past two decades, the following have been proclaimed Honorary Doctors of the Department of Law:
André de Laubadère, Professor Emeritus, University of Paris II, France (1981)
Jean Rivero, Professor Emeritus, University of Paris II, France (1981)
Georges Vedel, Professor Emeritus, University of Paris II, France (1981)
Nikolaos Valtikos, Professor, University of Geneva, Switzerland (1982)
John Brademas, President and Professor, New York University, USA (1987)
Jeffrey Jowell, Dean, University College London, UK (1987)
Arthur Kaufmann, Professor, University of Munich, Germany (1987)
Phokion Frangesskakis, Professor, University of Paris, France (1987)
Jean Carbonnier, Professor Emeritus, University of Paris, France (1988)
Dieter Simon, Professor, University of Frankfurt and Director, Max Planck Institute, Germany (1988)
Konstantinos Karamanlis, President of the Hellenic Republic, Greece (1991)
Primo Nebiolo, President, IAAF, Italy (1991)
K. N. Kakouris, Judge, Court of Justice of the European Communities, Greece (1992)
Jean-Louis de Corcil, Professor, University of Paris, France (1992)
Dimitrios Skoumbis, Honorary President of the Supreme Court of Greece (1992)
Jürgen Habermas, Professor, University of Frankfurt, Germany (1993)
Claus-Wilhelm Canaris, Professor, University of Munich, Germany (1994)
Georgios Vlachos, former Rector, Panteion University; former President, Academy of Athens, Greece (1995)
Guy Braibant, Section President, French Conseil d’État, France (1995)
Glafcos Clerides, President of the Republic of Cyprus (1996)
Ronald Dworkin, Professor, Universities of Oxford and New York, USA (1996)
Jean Gaudemet, Professor, Universities of Strasbourg and Paris, France (1996)
E. Schumann, Professor, University of Regensburg; Vice-President, Bavarian Senate, Germany (1996)
Hideo Nakamura, Professor, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan (1996)
Pierre Bourdieu, Professor, Collège de France; Director, Centre for European Sociology, France (1996)
Roman Herzog, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1997)
Hans-Heinrich Jescheck, Professor Emeritus, University of Freiburg, Germany (1997)
Louis Favoreu, Professor, University Aix-Marseille III, France (1997)
Claus Roxin, Professor, University of Munich, Germany (1997)
Hans W. Fasching, Professor, University of Vienna, Austria (1998)
Ioannis Deliyannis, Professor Emeritus and former Rector, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (1999)
Hans Friedhelm Gaul, Professor Emeritus, University of Bonn, Germany (1999)
Wolfram Henckel, Professor Emeritus, University of Göttingen, Germany (1999)
Eberhard Schmidt-Assmann, Academician and Professor, University of Heidelberg, Germany (1999)
Hans Joachim Hirsch, Professor Emeritus, University of Cologne, Germany (1999)
Antoine Vialard, Professor, University Montesquieu-Bordeaux IV, France (1999)
Bernard Chantebout, Professor (2000)
Wolfgang Zöllner, Professor Emeritus, University of Tübingen, Germany (2000)
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, President of the Hellenic Republic, Greece (2000)
Hans Zacher, Professor Emeritus, University of Munich; President, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany (2000)
Gerard Timsit, Professor, University of Paris I, France (2001)
Götz Hueck, Professor Emeritus, University of Munich, Germany (2001)
Giuliano Amato, former Prime Minister and Senator, Italy; Professor, European University Institute, Florence (2001)
Sabino Cassese, Professor, University of Rome; President, Bank of Sicily; former Minister of Administrative Reform, Italy (2002)
Joseph MélèzeModrzejewski, Professor of Legal and Ancient History, Sorbonne (Paris I) and École Pratique des Hautes Études, France (2002)
Stefanos Matthias, President, Supreme Court of Greece (2002)
Karsten Schmidt, Professor, University of Bonn, Germany (2002)
Roger Perrot, Professor Emeritus, University Panthéon-Assas (Paris II), France (2002)
Francis Delpérée, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Louvain (2002)
Michalakis A. Triantafyllidis, former President, Supreme Court of Cyprus; former Attorney General, Republic of Cyprus (2003)
Spyridon Simitis, Professor, University of Frankfurt, Germany (2003)
Ferenc Mádl, President of the Republic of Hungary; Professor Emeritus of Private International Law, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest (2004)
Bernard Pacteau, Professor of Administrative Law, University of Bordeaux (2004)
Slobodan Milacic, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Bordeaux (2004)
Pelagia Yessiou-Faltsi, Professor Emerita of Civil Procedure, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2005)
Peter Schlosser, Professor Emeritus of Civil Procedure, University of Munich (2006)
Klaus Hopt, Professor Emeritus, University of Hamburg (2006)
Basil Markesinis, Professor, University of London (2006)
Francesco Berlingieri, Professor Emeritus, University of Genoa (2007)
George Christie, Professor, Duke University School of Law, USA (2007)
Lambros Kotsiris, Professor Emeritus, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2007)
Karolos Papoulias, President of the Hellenic Republic (2007)
Harm-Peter Westermann, Professor Emeritus, University of Tübingen (2008)
Ulfrid Neumann, Professor, University of Frankfurt (2008)
Andrew von Hirsch, Professor, University of Frankfurt (2008)
Emmanuel Roukounas, Professor Emeritus, School of Law, NKUA (2008)
Thomas Scanlon, Professor, Harvard University (2008)
Hans-Heiner Kühne, Professor, University of Trier (2009)
Franz Streng, Professor, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (2009)
Matthew W. Finkin, Professor, University of Illinois, USA (2010 / proclaimed 2011)
Vassilios Skouris, Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2010 / proclaimed 2011)
Christos Rozakis, Professor Emeritus, NKUA (2010 / proclaimed 2011)
Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg; President of the Eurogroup (2011)
Rolf Stürner, Professor of Civil Procedure, University of Freiburg, Germany (2011)
Jürgen Schwarze, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Freiburg, Germany (2011)
Ulrich Sieber, Professor of Criminal Law, University of Freiburg, Germany (2011)
Paul Lagarde, Professor Emeritus of Private International Law, University of Paris I – Panthéon-Sorbonne, France (2012)
Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Member of the European Parliament, Germany (2012)
Wernhard Möschl, Professor of Commercial Law, University of Tübingen, Germany (2012)
Yves Gaudemet, Professor of Administrative Law, University of Paris II, France (2012)
Bernard Castagnède, Professor of Public Law, University of Paris I – Panthéon-Sorbonne, France (2012)
Philip Kunig, Professor of Public and Environmental Law, Universities of Hamburg and Heidelberg; Coordinator, Free University of Berlin, Germany (2012)
Bernd Schünemann, Professor of Criminal Law, University of Munich, Germany (2012)
Jörg-Martin Jehle, Professor of Criminology, Penology and Criminal Law, University of Göttingen, Germany (2012)
Kristian Kühl, Professor of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Legal Philosophy, University of Tübingen, Germany (2012)
Giuseppe de Vergottini, Professor Emeritus of Constitutional Law, University of Bologna, Italy (2012)
Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa (2012)
Walter Rechberger, Professor of Civil Procedure, University of Vienna, Austria (2013)
Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt
J. Sérvulo Correia, University of Lisbon (2013)
Ulrich Preis, Professor of Labour Law, University of Cologne, Germany (2013)
Pierre-Michel Eisemann, University of Paris I (2016)
Gerard Postema, University of North Carolina (2016)
Peter-Christian Müller-Graff, University of Heidelberg (2016)
Pierre Mayer, University of Paris I (2016)
Nicos Anastasiades, President of the Republic of Cyprus (2016)
Peter E. Pieler, University of Vienna, Austria (2016)
Michail Vilaras, Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Union (2017)
Franz Jürgen Sacker, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (2017)
Richard Fentiman, University of Cambridge (2017)
Hasso Hofmann, Humboldt University (2018)
Philippe Nelidoff, University of Toulouse (2018)
Prokopios Pavlopoulos, President of the Hellenic Republic – Honorary Professor (2017)
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Portuguese Republic (2018)
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the Federal Republic of Germany (2018)
Herbert Roth, University of Regensburg (2019)
Franco Ferrari, New York University (2019)
Rudolf Welser, Professor of Civil Law, University of Vienna (2022)
A. Vaughan Lowe, KC, Chichele Professor of International Law (Emeritus), University of Oxford (2022)
Georgios Kasimatis, Honorary Professor, School of Law, NKUA (2023)
Ioanna Koutsouradi, Professor of Philosophy, Maltepe University, Istanbul (2023)
Diego Fernández Arroyo, Professor of Private International Law, Sciences Po, Paris (2024)
Stefan Grundmann, former Dean and Professor of Private and Commercial Law, Humboldt University of Berlin; Professor of Transnational Law and Legal Theory, European University Institute, Florence (2024)
Panagiotis Pikrammenos, former President of the Council of State; former Prime Minister of Greece (2024)
