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Melina Antoniadis
[edit]Melina Antoniadis (born 1995) is a Greco-Canadian lawyer, legal scholar, and cultural heritage specialist. She is the founder of NOSTOS Strategies, a London-based consultancy focused on the repatriation of cultural property. Antoniadis has advised governments and international bodies on matters relating to international law, climate justice, and the restitution of looted antiquities.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Antoniadis was born in Montreal, Canada. She is of Greek and Cambodian heritage and speaks English, French, and Greek fluently.[3] She obtained her B.C.L./J.D. from McGill University and earned an LL.M. (cum laude) from Leiden University, participating in the Telders moot competition.[4]
Legal career
[edit]Antoniadis is a member of both the Law Society of Ontario (2020) and the Bar of England and Wales (2024).[3] She practises as a barrister from G37 Chambers in London, specialising in public international law, international criminal law, and cultural property law. Antoniadis believes in the peaceful resolution of recent Thai-Cambodian border disputes by means of reference to the ICJ.[5]
Cultural heritage and repatriation work
[edit]In 2023, Antoniadis launched NOSTOS Strategies, a legal consultancy based in London providing strategic advice to states and communities on the recovery of cultural heritage. Her work has included advising the Cambodian government in its negotiations for the return of looted antiquities from international collections, including those held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.[6][2]
Antoniadis has also advocated for the return of the Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum to Greece.[1]
Speaking and writing
[edit]She has spoken internationally on cultural property and international law. In March 2025, she was a panellist at the American Society of International Law (ASIL) webinar on the repatriation of historically displaced cultural property in Asia, highlighting regional efforts such as the Qingdao Recommendations.[7]
She also participated in international forums such as Nepal’s 2025 conference on religious artefact repatriation.[8]
Her academic work includes co-authoring a legal study on human rights litigation and climate displacement in the Yearbook of International Disaster Law.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The story behind the Parthenon Project", eKathimerini, 12 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Repatriating Khmer artefacts", Asia News Network, 12 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "Melina Antoniadis – G37 Chambers"
- ^ "Leiden Law team scores at Telders International Law Moot Court Competition". Leiden University. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "Ceasefire hinges on mutual respect and trust, UN warns". Khmer Times. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "Khmer artefacts arrive home from New York", Nation Thailand, 3 July 2024.
- ^ "ASIL Asia-Pacific IG Webinar", American Society of International Law, March 2025.
- ^ "Priceless paubha in Paris", Nepali Times, June 2025.