Professor Achilles C. Emilianides elected to the International Academy of Comparative Law
The University of Nicosia is pleased to announce the election of Professor Achilles C. Emilianides as a Titular Member of the International Academy of Comparative Law (IACL).
Founded in Hague on 13 September 1924, the International Academy of Comparative Law is an international body of scholars dedicated to the comparative study of different legal systems. The Academy is composed of Titular Members, who are elected by the existing Titular Members. Today, it includes approximately 150 Titular Members from around the world. Together with the Associate Members, they constitute the full membership of the IACL.
Professor Emilianides currently serves as President of the Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts and as Dean of the School of Law at the University of Nicosia, while also practicing law as an advocate.
His election is of particular significance, as Professor Emilianides is the first member, whether Titular or Associate, to be elected to the IACL while based in Cyprus. It is noted that Professor Symeon Symeonides, also of Cypriot origin, had previously been elected as a Titular Member while based in the United States.
This important international distinction reflects Professor Emilianides’ academic and scholarly contribution to legal science and to the field of comparative law.