Konstantinos Langas

I am currently working on my DPhil in Law and I am a Retained Lecturer in Law at Trinity. Before coming to Oxford, I studied law at the University of Athens and I was awarded two Master’s degrees, one from the University of Athens (LLM in Public Law) and one from the Université Paris Panthéon-Assas (Master 2 Droit public approfondi). 

These academic experiences shaped my interest in constitutional theory, which I now pursue in my thesis, in which I attempt to answer the question whether sovereignty is a necessary or, at least, a possible characteristic of the state and, if so, what the institutional consequences that follow from that are. 

Studying the idea of sovereignty, one of the most fundamental concepts of constitutional and state theory, allows me to delve into the very basis of constitutional systems. That is an especially challenging and rewarding theoretical enquiry, but it can also be of practical importance. Having a solid account of the theoretical foundations of a system can be particularly illuminating in marginal cases when disagreements arise about what would be the most coherent course of action.

I teach Constitutional Law at Trinity. I have previously taught Constitutional Law at the Opportunity Oxford programme and European Union Law at the Université Paris Panthéon-Assas (online programme) and at a summer school organised by SciencesPo Paris.

My research interests focus primarily on Constitutional Law and Theory.