Riga Graduate School of Law
| Riga Graduate School of Law (RGSL) | |
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| founding | 1998 |
| Sponsorship | Private |
| place | Riga , Latvia |
| Managing Rector | Jānis Ikstens |
| Students | approx. 450 (2017) |
| Website | www.rgsl.edu.lv |
The Riga Graduate School of Law , RGSL (Latvian: Rīgas Juridiskā Augstskola ) is a law school in Riga , Latvia . The RGSL was founded in 1998 as a private university by agreement between the governments of Sweden and Latvia and the Soros Foundation . Jānis Ikstens has been the Managing Rector since January 2017.
Masters programs
Professors and lecturers from all over Europe and the USA teach at the RGSL. The law school offers various post graduate degree programs that are taught exclusively in English:
- LL.M. in International and European Law
- LL.M. in Law and Finance
- LL.M. in Public International Law and Human Rights
- LL.M. in Transborder Commercial Law
- LL.M. in European Union Law and Policy
Library
The university's library contains one of the most extensive collections of recent legal literature in Central and Eastern Europe. It is open to the public.
history
Until the Baltic states joined the EU , studying at the RGSL was reserved for lawyers from the Baltic States; since 2004 it has been open internationally. Since 2005 the RGSL has been an independent institution within the University of Latvia (LU, Latvijas Universitāte ). The Soros Foundation remained a shareholder.
campus
The RGSL is located on Alberta iela, one of the most important European streets for Art Nouveau architecture . The premises, donated by the Soros Foundation in 1998 , were officially inaugurated in 2001 by Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and the President of the Republic of Latvia, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga . The RGSL shares the courtyard, auditorium and library with the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (SSE Riga).
The university's address is Strēlnieku iela 4k-2, Rīga, LV-1010.
Alumni
Most of the students still come from the Baltic States , so far only a few from Western Europe . In recent years, the RGSL has increasingly become the point of contact for lawyers from the Balkans , Eastern Europe , the Caucasus and Central Asia .
Former rectors
- Jan Ramberg, Sweden (1998-2001)
- Norbert Reich , Germany (2001-2004)
- John Burke, USA (2004-2007)
- Lesley Jane Smith, UK (2007-2008)
- George Ulrich, Denmark (2008-2017)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cabinet of Ministers approves Jānis Ikstens, Director of the RGSL Board, as acting rector , accessed on May 22, 2017.
- ^ Latvian-Swedish contract from 2005 on the Riga Graduate School of Law - in Latvian and English
Web links
- Official website (English, Latvian)
- Online library catalog (English, Latvian, Russian)
Coordinates: 56 ° 57 ′ 33.1 ″ N , 24 ° 6 ′ 27 ″ E