UDP Internacional

14 July 2023

Four students and one graduate from the Diego Portales University School of Law are in Leiden, the Netherlands, as part of the Summer Leiden Workshop, an internationalization program sponsored by the UDP Law Alumni Foundation. In this context, the program participants have visited different international organizations based in The Hague and have been part of various activities together with members of the Leiden University community.

The week began with a visit to the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, in The Hague, where the members of the UDP community learned about the functioning of the body with a presentation made by the lawyer Janneke van der Ham, advisor to the study area . In addition, they met with the Chilean Ambassador to the Netherlands, Jaime Moscoso, and the Second Secretary and legal adviser, Paula Monsalve, and toured the premises of the diplomatic headquarters and learned about the role of the Embassy before the various international organizations based in the city.

They also participated in a meeting with the Regional Coordinator for Latin America of the University of Leiden, Mara Constantinescu, and the Director of the Office of International Education of the Faculty of Law, Anette van Sandwijk. During that day, they learned about the doctoral work of Nina Eggens, whose research combines criminology and children’s rights, and Esteban Szmulewicz, a professor at the Universidad Católica del Norte, whose doctoral research focuses on decentralization.

The visit to Leiden University featured a guided tour by student Fitz MacLean and a tour of the Law School library, led by library technician Bryan Beemer. The agenda also included a visit to the International Criminal Court, where the group was able to attend a hearing thanks to the permanent operation of the court.

Another body that the students got to know was the Chamber of Representatives of the States General, where they were able to see the plenary session of Parliament and the way in which the legislative power of the Netherlands operates.

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