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Savvas S. Papasavvas studied at the Ethnikó kai Kapodistriakó Panepistímio Athinón (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece) where he obtained the equivalent of a master’s degree in law (Ptychion) in 1991. He completed postgraduate studies at the University of Paris II (France), which awarded him a diploma of advanced studies in public law in 1992. In 1995, after completing his doctoral studies at the University of Aix-Marseille III (France), he obtained the title of Doctor of Law.
Admitted to the Cyprus Bar and a member of the Nicosia Bar since 1993, Mr Papasavvas continued his career as a lawyer until his appointment to the General Court in 2004.
He has also been involved in teaching at the Panepistímio Kýprou (University of Cyprus), as a lecturer from 1997 to 2002, before being elected as a senior lecturer in constitutional law from 2002 to 2004.
Mr Papasavvas was appointed as a Judge at the General Court on 12 May 2004 where he was also President of the Chamber for two consecutive terms, from 15 September 2010 to 25 September 2016. He was elected Vice-President of the General Court by his peers on 27 September 2019 and serves at the General Court in that capacity.
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The Court of Justice of the European Union is the judicial body of the EU. Its role is to ensure that EU laws are respected by the EU’s institutions and Member States and applied in the same way throughout the whole of the EU. This ensures that the EU is based on the rule of law, a fundamental element of all democratic entities.