Chrysostomides worked with the European Commission of Human Rights of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France. During his term at the European Commission, he participated in the Commission’s investigation of the accusations against the Greek Junta for violations of human rights. As a member of the legal secretariat of the European Commission which visited Athens and examined witnesses regarding the allegations against the Greek Junta, Dr. Chrysostomides participated in the team under one of the leaders of the investigation, Professor James Fawcett. Doctor Chrysostomides conducted interviews of witnesses including politicians under house arrest and other civilians who suffered torture and degrading treatment at the hands of the Junta police. Various locations were visited by the team and police officers, who were suspected of carrying out acts of torture, were examined. Hearings took place at the Evgenideion Foundation Building. Chrysostomides was one of the first lawyers to defend cases of refugees and other victims of the Turkish invasion before the European Court of Human Rights. Honours In 1991 during the presidency of François Mitterrand, he was honoured by the French government with the medal of the “Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Merite” (Ordre National du Merite) and then by the Government of Jacques Chirac in 2004 with the medal of “Officier de l’Ordre National du Merite". He was also honoured with the "Grand Cross of the Order of Phoenix" («Μεγαλόσταυρος του Τάγματος του Φοίνικα») by the then President of the Third Republic of Greece, Kostis Stephanopoulos. In November 2022, he was honoured with the "Lifetime Achievement Award" in the Cyprus Review Annual Book Awards (CRABA 2022) at the University of Nicosia, in recognition of his significant body of published work, especially on the international aspects of the Cyprus Question. References General references 1972 Yearbook of the European Convention on Human Rights (The Greek case, 1969), European Commission of Human Rights. Martinus Nijhof, The Hague, 1972. Publications English Cyprus: Legal and Political Reflections, Nicosia 2021, Alfa Dimiourgiki and CIPREA Publications. The Republic of Cyprus: A Study in International Law, Martinus Nijhof Publishers, Hague, Boston, London 2000, Kluwer Law International. Foreword by Christopher Greenwood, QC. The Republic of Cyprus: A Study in International Law (Developments in International Law) by Chrysostomides, Kypros Cyprus – The Way Forward, CIPREA Publications, Nicosia 2006. Greek Το Κράτος της Κύπρου στο Διεθνές Δίκαιο, Εκδόσεις Αντ. Ν. Σάκκουλα, Αθήνα. Εισαγωγή από τον Καθηγητή Εμμανουήλ Ρούκουνα. Foreword by Emmanouel