dr. A (Adriani) Dori, LL.M

Biography

I am an academic researcher specialising in EU law, procedural law, and empirical legal studies. My educational background includes a law degree and an LL.M. in civil procedural law, civil law, and legal history from the Democritus University of Thrace (Greece), as well as a second LL.M. in German and European procedural law from the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (Germany). At Heidelberg, I also completed my PhD (summa cum laude), focusing on the role of soft law in shaping national justice systems (A. Dori, 'The Governance of EU Justice Reforms: The Role of the EU Justice Scoreboard and Country-Specific Recommendations in Shaping National Judicial Systems', NOMOS, forthcoming 2025).

My research is characterised by an interdisciplinary approach and a focus on innovative and emerging topics in EU law. My expertise spans comparative and European procedural law, private international law, empirical legal studies, judicial performance evaluation, strategic litigation, soft law, and new governance techniques within the European Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice (AFSJ). I am particularly interested in how EU justice policies drive national procedural reforms and reshape justice systems, with an emphasis on the interplay between the rule of law, economic efficiency, and access to justice.

Over recent years, I have pursued these interests as part of a VICI project funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) on “Affordable Access to Justice” at Erasmus University Rotterdam (PI: Prof. Xandra Kramer) and through my involvement in the European Law Institute (ELI) project on “Third Party Funding of Litigation.” I have also been a visiting researcher at the University of Genoa (Italy) from 2023 until 2025, where I examine the implications of third-party funding of civil litigation for procedural and financial law.

With nearly 20 years of experience in legal research, research design, and research management, I have contributed to several prestigious institutions, including the University of Heidelberg, the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and the European Law Institute. My expertise also includes consultancy for EU studies commissioned by the European Commission and advisory work as a Greek law specialist for German state courts.

Beyond academia, I am a qualified lawyer and a member of the Athens Bar Association. I have lectured in English and German at the University of Luxembourg on European procedural law (Evidence Regulation) and German contract law. Since 2020, I have served as Assistant Editor for the International Journal of Procedural Law (IJPL), the journal of the International Association of Procedural Law (IAPL), and became a member of the IAPL in 2024.