Fernando Peña López is a Spanish lawyer specialized in civil law, and the current director of Fundación INADE-UDC Chair of risk management and insurance at Universidade da Coruña.[1][2] He is an expert in civil liability, insurance law, and consumer law, and is author of publications in this field.[3] He has worked as of Counsel for law firms and acted as am arbitrator of the Galician Arbitration Court.[4][5] He earned a PhD from Universidade da Coruña in 2000 with a thesis on culpability in extracontractual civil liability, and furthered his studies at the universities of Roma-La Sapienza, Montpellier, Coimbra and Fordham.[6]
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| Citizenship | Spain |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of A Coruña |
| Thesis | Culpability in extra-contractual civil liability (2000) |
| Doctoral advisor | José M. Pena López |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Civil law |
| Sub-discipline | Civil liability, consumer law |
| Institutions | University of A Coruña |
Academic achievents
editAs part of the activities of his Fundación INADE-UDC Chair of risk management and insurance at Universidade da Coruña, Peña introduced an innovative mock trial program known as Veredicto Ejemplar, which is already in its third edition.[7][8]
International affairs
editFernando Peña was director of the international relations office of Universidade da Coruña between 2012 and 2015, period in which he promoted the use of English as a medium of instruction, relations with multinational firms such as Inditex, and the creation of an International Summer School.[9][10][11] He was also one of the coordinators of an EU-funded TEMPUS project on Reform of Education THru INternational Knowledge exchange (RETHINK), coordinated by the University of Lisbon, which allowed him to cooperate with universities in countries such as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine.[12][13] In 2015 he engaged on a tour of Romania that allowed him to visit several universities and culminated with the signature of a double degree agreement with Valentin Popa, rector of the University of Suceava, who would later become minister of education of Romania.[14][15][16]
Publications
edit- Peña López, F. (2002). La culpabilidad en la responsabilidad civil extracontractual. Comares. (in Spanish). Editorial Comares. ISBN 978-84-8444-496-1.
- Busto Lago, J. M., Álvarez Lata, N., & Peña López, F. (2005). Reclamaciones de consumo: derecho de consumo desde la perspectiva del consumidor. Thomson/Aranzadi; Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo: Instituto Nacional del Consumo.
- Álvarez Lata, N., Busto Lago, J. M., & Peña López, F. (Dir.) (2015). Curso de derecho civil de Galicia. Atelier.
References
edit- ^ "DIRECTOR DE LA CÁTEDRA: Fernando Peña López". Fundación INADE-UDC. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Ficha de Fernando Peña López". Universidade da Coruña. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Fernando Peña - Citas de Google Académico". Google Académico. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Fernando Peña López". LinkedIn. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "DIRECTOR DE LA CÁTEDRA: Fernando Peña López". Fundación INADE-UDC. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Peña López, Fernando". Facultad de Derecho, Universidade da Coruña. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Veredicto Ejemplar". Cátedra Fundación INADE-UDC. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "El presidente del TSXG clausurará en A Coruña la primera edición del programa 'Veredicto Ejemplar'". El Correo Gallego. Europa Press. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Aguiar, Iván (18 August 2014). "Fernando Peña Director de la Oficina de Relaciones Internacionales de la UDC: ´La demanda revela el atractivo de la Universidad si la apoyas un poco´". La Opinión A Coruña. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "La Cátedra Inditex organizará varios cursos en Bangladesh sobre "El Quijote"". El Ideal Gallego. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ Rodríguez, Rubén D. (1 May 2014). "Fernando Peña: ´Los requisitos para becas de excelencia los cumplen pocos estudiantes´: "Con los cursos de verano en inglés la UDC quiere proyectarse en países menos desarrollados"". La Opinión A Coruña. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "RETHINK Partners". Reform of Education THru INternational Knowledge exchange. University of Lisbon. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Internal Quality Report RETHINK" (PDF). RETHINK: REFORM OF EDUCATION THRU INTERNATIONAL KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE. University of Lisbon. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Axon, Magda (30 January 2015). "Master de turism, în limba engleză, la Universitatea "Ştefan cel Mare" Suceava". Crai Nou. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ Talpala, Adelina (30 January 2015). "Primele demersuri pentru înfiinţarea unui master în limba engleză la Universitatea Suceava". Monitorul de Suceava. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Master in limba engleză la Universitatea "Ştefan cel Mare" Suceava". Newsme.ro. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2018.