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| Universidad Diego Portales School of Law | |
|---|---|
| Name | Universidad Diego Portales School of Law |
| Native name | Facultad de Derecho, Universidad Diego Portales |
| Established | 1990 |
| Type | Private |
| City | Santiago |
| Country | Chile |
Universidad Diego Portales School of Law is the law faculty of Universidad Diego Portales, a private university in Santiago, Chile. It offers professional legal education, postgraduate degrees, and research activities, engaging with Chilean institutions such as the Supreme Court of Chile, Constitutional Court of Chile, Ministry of Justice (Chile), and civil society organizations including the Chamber of Deputies of Chile and the Senate of Chile. The faculty has contributed to public debates involving instruments like the Constitution of Chile, the Civil Code (Chile), and the Criminal Procedure Code (Chile).
The school was founded during the democratic transition era following the Chilean transition to democracy and the reinvigoration of higher education in the 1990s, alongside institutions such as the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, the University of Chile, and the Diego Portales University. Early development intersected with reforms related to the Constitution of Chile (1980), discussions influenced by actors like Patricio Aylwin, Ricardo Lagos, and legal scholars connected to the Poder Judicial de Chile. The faculty expanded curricula responding to legal developments from events such as the Arica earthquake, regional integration efforts with the Andean Community, and international agreements like the Association Agreement between Chile and the European Union. Over time the school forged ties with foreign institutions including Harvard Law School, University of Cambridge, Yale Law School, University of Oxford, Stanford Law School, New York University School of Law, Columbia Law School, University of Buenos Aires, National Autonomous University of Mexico, and Universidad de São Paulo.
Located in central Santiago near landmarks such as Plaza Baquedano, the campus sits within the metropolitan area served by Santiago Metro lines and municipal infrastructure including the Municipality of Santiago. Facilities include moot courtrooms modeled after venues like the International Court of Justice and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, a library collection referencing works from publishers associated with Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Thomson Reuters, and databases akin to Westlaw and JSTOR. Clinical programs operate from spaces connected to external partners such as the Public Defender's Office (Chile), Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, Red de Abogacía Pública, and non-governmental organizations like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.
Programs include the undergraduate Licenciatura and professional degree aligning with frameworks similar to the International Association of Law Schools standards, postgraduate offerings such as LL.M. and doctoral degrees comparable to those at Universidad de Buenos Aires Faculty of Law and executive education resonant with programs at IE Law School. Courses address Chilean statutes like the Código Civil de Chile, comparative modules referencing United States Constitution, European Convention on Human Rights, United Nations Charter, and regional topics such as MERCOSUR legal harmonization. Specialized diplomas cover areas related to the Inter-American Human Rights System, International Criminal Court, World Trade Organization, UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and legislative processes involving the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.
Research centers focus on public law, private law, criminal law, international law, and commercial law, collaborating with entities like the Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank, United Nations Development Programme, and academic networks such as the Latin American Network of Constitutional Law and Asociación Internacional de Derecho Privado. The school houses clinics and centers that have worked on cases and projects involving the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Transparency International, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Scholarly output engages debates on instruments like the Treaty of Tordesillas only historically, contemporary pacts such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and jurisprudence from courts including the Supreme Court of the United States and the European Court of Human Rights.
Admission aligns with national procedures including the Prueba de Transición and alternative pathways similar to those at the University of Chile and Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Student organizations mirror national associations such as the Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Chile and collaborate with professional bodies like the Bar Association of Chile (Colegio de Abogados de Chile), National Association of Law Students, and international moot teams participating in competitions like the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, and the International Criminal Court Moot Competition. Extracurriculars engage with civic institutions including the Municipality of Providencia, Santiago Metropolitan Region, and cultural partners like the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes.
Faculty and alumni have held positions in Chilean public institutions such as the Presidency of Chile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Chile), and the Supreme Court of Chile; figures have collaborated with international bodies like the United Nations, Organization of American States, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Alumni have included legislators in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, ministers in cabinets under presidents such as Sebastián Piñera and Michelle Bachelet, judges on courts like the Corte Suprema de Justicia de Chile, and practitioners in offices including the Contraloría General de la República and Banco Central de Chile. Visiting scholars have come from institutions like Harvard Kennedy School, European University Institute, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, and Sciences Po.
The school is ranked domestically among law faculties in Chile alongside University of Chile Faculty of Law, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Faculty of Law, Adolfo Ibáñez University, and internationally compared in regional assessments by organizations such as Times Higher Education, QS World University Rankings, and rankings referencing metrics from the World Bank. Reputation stems from contributions to constitutional debates around the Constitution of Chile reform processes, involvement in cases before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and participation in policy discussions with bodies like the OECD and UNDP.