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| University of Chile Faculty of Law | |
|---|---|
| Name | Faculty of Law, University of Chile |
| Native name | Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Chile |
| Established | 1842 |
| Type | Public |
| City | Santiago, Chile |
| Country | Chile |
| Campus | Quinta Normal |
University of Chile Faculty of Law
The Faculty of Law at the University of Chile is a historic legal school located in Santiago, Chile, founded in 1842 during the presidency of Manuel Bulnes. It has educated numerous figures associated with the Chilean Constitution of 1925, the Chilean Constitution of 1980, the Concertación governments, and the Bolivian–Chilean relations, and it occupies a central role in Chilean legal, political, and judicial circles such as the Supreme Court of Chile, the Supreme Decree of 1925, and the National Congress of Chile.
The faculty originated alongside the University of Chile during the republic’s early institutional consolidation under Manuel Bulnes and early faculty included jurists influenced by the Spanish Civil Code tradition and the Napoleonic Code. Over the 19th century the faculty intersected with personalities from the Conservative Party (Chile) and the Liberal Party (Chile), contributing to debates around the War of the Pacific aftermath and the Parliamentary Era (Chile). In the 20th century professors and alumni engaged with reforms under Arturo Alessandri, the drafting of the Chilean Constitution of 1925, and the legal transformations associated with the Popular Unity (Chile) period led by Salvador Allende. During and after the Military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990), the faculty was a locus for dissent and constitutional critique involving actors tied to the Pinochet dictatorship and the subsequent Transition to democracy in Chile. The faculty has evolved through curricular reforms paralleling international trends exemplified by exchanges with the University of Buenos Aires, the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, the Harvard Law School, the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, and the University of Cambridge.
The faculty is based in central Santiago, Chile near the Quinta Normal Park and has buildings close to the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (Chile) and the Palacio de La Moneda. Facilities include lecture halls named after jurists associated with the Supreme Court of Chile, moot courtrooms used for competitions linked to the International Court of Justice and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and law libraries housing collections on codes such as the Código Civil de Chile and texts related to the Andean Community. The campus hosts legal clinics that collaborate with organizations such as Human Rights Watch, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
The faculty offers the professional degree required to practice law in Chile and postgraduate programs including master's and doctoral degrees intertwined with institutions like the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, the Catholic University of Valparaíso, and foreign partners including the University of Oxford. Specializations cover areas connected to the United Nations, World Trade Organization, and regional mechanisms such as the Mercosur Parliament; courses address domestic instruments like the Código Penal de Chile and international instruments like the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The curriculum includes clinical programs engaging with the Santiago Stock Exchange regulatory frameworks, arbitration training reflecting practice before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, and comparative law seminars referencing the Código Napoleónico and the German Civil Code.
Faculty research spans constitutional studies touching on the Chilean Constitution of 1980, human rights work engaging with the Inter-American Human Rights System, commercial law interacting with the Comisión para el Mercado Financiero, and public policy analyses relevant to the Ministerio de Justicia (Chile). The faculty publishes academic journals that cite jurisprudence from the Supreme Court of Chile, decisions from the Constitutional Court of Chile, and scholarship comparing developments in jurisdictions such as the United States Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Canada, the European Court of Human Rights, and the International Criminal Court. Research centers at the faculty collaborate with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and contribute reports to forums like the Organization of American States.
Admission follows national mechanisms influenced by the Prueba de Selección Universitaria and later standardized tests administered in coordination with the Consejo de Rectores de las Universidades Chilenas. Student organizations include affiliates associated with historic political movements such as Frente Amplio (Chile), the Christian Democratic Party (Chile), and the Socialist Party of Chile, and extracurricular activities involve moot courts that prepare teams for competitions like the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition and the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. Clinical programs provide services in partnership with institutions like the Defensoría Penal Pública and non-governmental entities such as Amnesty International.
Notable alumni and faculty have included presidents and statesmen associated with the Presidency of Chile such as Arturo Alessandri, Eduardo Frei Montalva, and Ricardo Lagos, ministers of the Ministry of Interior (Chile), members of the Supreme Court of Chile, and influential constitutional drafters linked to the Chilean Constitutional Convention. Faculty members have collaborated with international scholars from institutions like the Max Planck Society, the Instituto de Estudios Jurídicos in Latin America, and the European University Institute.
The faculty is widely regarded within rankings that assess law schools in Latin America and citations in databases referencing work from institutions such as the University of São Paulo, the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Its reputation rests on historic influence in drafting legal codes like the Código de Comercio (Chile), participation in high-profile cases before the Constitutional Court of Chile, and alumni presence across the Judicial Branch of Chile and diplomatic missions such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Chile).
Category:Universities in Santiago Category:Law schools in Chile