The University of Navarra School of Law (Spanish: Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Navarra, generally abbreviated as Derecho UNAV or UNAV Law) is the oldest school of the University of Navarra system. The School of Law is located on the university's Main Campus in Pamplona, Spain. Approximately 70% of its Law Students come from the other regions of Spain and from a long list of countries such as the United States, Colombia, the United Kingdom, Honduras, México, France, Albania, Jamaica, and Portugal, amongst others.
| University of Navarra School of Law Spanish: Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Navarra Basque: Nafarroako Unibertsitatea Zuzenbide Eskola | |
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 Exterior view of the School of Law Building of the University of Navarra. | |
| Parent school | University of Navarra |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic (Opus Dei) |
| Established | 17 October 1952 |
| School type | Private |
| Dean | Jorge Noval |
| Location | Pamplona, Navarre, Spain 42°48′03″N 1°39′19″W / 42.80082°N 1.65536°W |
| Website | Official Website (in Spanish) |
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The School of Law offers an ample range of Degrees at both the undergraduate and graduate level. The Degree in Spanish Law, "Licenciatura de Derecho", is complemented by six specialization diplomas: "Derecho Económico"; "Derecho Medioambiental"; "Derecho Foral Navarro"; the Anglo-American Common Law system; as well as, Global Law (Anglo-American Law Program, International Business Law Program, Global Lawyer Certificate).
History
editThe School of Law was created in 1952. Lectures were initially held in the Cámara de Comptos de Navarra (a historic building where the Old Kingdom of Navarra's Treasury Chamber was located), and later, in the building of the Museum of Navarra. When the university's Campus was first constructed in 1963, the School of Law operated from the university's Central Building. The current School of Law Building was inaugurated in 1992. A new construction project is currently underway to build a large academic center to house the combined disciplines of Law and Economics. In 2011, the law school announced the planned construction of a smaller campus in Madrid.[1] In 2020, UNAV Law started offering a master's degree in digital law at the university's Madrid campu, as part of an agreement with Spanish law firm Uría Menéndez.[2]
The school, in conjunction with the Parliament of Navarre, organizes the Jornadas del Aula de Derecho Parlamentario, an annual conference on parliamentary law.[3] Additionally, UNAV Law hosts the Latin America Summit, a series of conferences, which have included former-Spanish Foreign Minister, Trinidad Jiménez, amongst its speakers.[4]
Upon admission of Fidel Alonso-Allende, UNAV Development Director, to uphold the institution's rankings "the first important point is to have a solid national and international commercial network that is dedicated to identifying talent all over the world," for which the admissions office visits schools, presenting them with the possible career opportunities after earning their law degrees.[5]
Studies
editLaw Degree
edit- Standard Degree: 240 crs. ECTS.
- Standard Degree with a specialization diploma (240 + 24 crs. ECTS).
- Derecho Económico.
- Derecho Ambiental y Urbanístico.
- Derecho de Navarra.
- Anglo-American Law Program (in collaboration with the Gertrude Ryan Foundation).
- International Business Law Program.
- Global Lawyer Certificate.
- Double Degrees.
- Law+Economics: 491 crs.
- Law+Business Administration: 482 crs.
Postgraduate
edit- Masters Degrees.
- Corporate Law: 60 crs. ECTS.
- Tax Law: 60 crs. ECTS.
- Double master's degree.
- Master Iberoamericano de Estudios Juridicos.
- Doctorate Program: approx. 3–5 years.
School community
editStatistics
edit- 152 lecturers, one of the best ratios lecturer/student in Spain (5,16 approx.)
- More than 460 undergraduate LLB students and 325 undergraduate students are currently enrolled in our Double-Degree in Law and Economics
- 50 Postgraduate students
- 11% of the university's undergraduate students and 30% of postgraduate students come from outside of Spain.
Rankings
edit- The school has consistently been ranked one of the top five legal institutions in Spain by QS University rankings, Times Higher Education, and the ranking El mundo.
- The University of Navarra has been ranked as the first Spanish private university by the QS Top Universities and by El mundo.[6]
- The law school degrees have also been very highly ranked at a national level.[7]
Notable faculty
edit- Leonardo Polo (1954–56) natural law professor.[8]
Notable alumni
edit- Francisco Cobo (Class of '79)-presided over the first gender-based violence jury trial in Navarra.[9]
- Arancha González Laya (Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs)
- Emilio Cuatrecasas (Senior Partner)[10]
- Pedro Morenés (Spanish Ambassador to the United States)
- Jesús Cardenal (Class of '77, cum laude) former-Spanish Attorney General)[11]
References
edit- ^ Fernández, Lola (15 December 2011). "La Universidad de Navarra abre un campus en Madrid" [The University of Navarra Opens a Campus in Madrid]. Cinco Días (in Spanish). PRISA. ISSN 1699-3594. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Galisteo, Alejandro (24 November 2020). "Universidad de Navarra y Uría lanzan un máster en derecho digital" [University of Navarra and Uría Launch a Master's Degree in Digital Law]. Expansión (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial. ISSN 2483-9434. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ ""La pandemia ha reforzado la necesidad de acometer una reforma integral del reglamento parlamentario"" ["The pandemic has reinforced the need to undertake a comprehensive reform of the parliamentary regulations"]. Navarra Información (in Spanish). 8 November 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "La exministra Trinidad Jiménez lamenta en Pamplona los frenos a la digitalización" [Former Minister Trinidad Jiménez Regrets in Pamplona the Brakes on Digitization]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 5 November 2020. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Galisteo, Alejandro (12 October 2021). "Así captan las universidades de élite al futuro de la abogacía" [This is How Elite Universities Capture the Future of Law] (PDF). Expansión (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial. ISSN 2483-9434. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via Francisco de Vitoria University.
- ^ "THES - QS World University Rankings 2007 - Top 400 Universities". topuniversities.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Welcome. School of Law. University of Navarra". Unav.es. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ "Fallece a los 87 años Leonardo Polo, catedrático de la UN" [Leonardo Polo, Professor at the UN, Dies at 87]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 9 February 2013. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Así es el juez Cobo, el único que pide el ingreso en prisión de 'La Manada' y el apoyo incondicional de la víctima" [This is Judge Cobo, the only one who requests the entry into prison of 'La Manada' and the unconditional support of the victim]. 20minutos.es (in Spanish). 3 January 2019. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Cuatrecasas.com". Cuatrecasas.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ "Muere el ex fiscal general del Estado Jesús Cardenal a los 88 años" [Former State Attorney General Jesús Cardenal Dies at 88]. El País (in Spanish). PRISA. 25 June 2018. ISSN 0213-4608. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2021.