nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20210215-172038-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 210215s2021||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20210215-172038-0 doi eng 342 23 Fasia, Eirini Author aut ‘Police-Governed’ Universities The New Greek Law on Higher Education Fasia, Eirini Verfassungsblog 2021-02-15 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On 11 February, the Greek Parliament passed legislation that provides for the creation of a new police corps, permanently stationed on campuses. Ostensibly designed to maintain order at universities, the new law violates both academic freedom and the ‘self-governing’ legal status of the universities, as enshrined in the Greek Constitution. Particularly in light of allegations of increasing police violence and abuse of police power in the country, this new law and the nature and duties of the university police raise serious concerns. funded by the government CC BY-SA 4.0 'campus police' Academic Freedom Constitutional Law Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/police-governed-universities/ raw object