Riga Graduate School of Law

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The Riga Graduate School of Law, RGSL ( Latvian: Rīga Juridiska Augstskola ) is a law school in Riga, Latvia. The RGSL was founded in 1998 by agreement between the governments of Sweden and Latvia and the Soros Foundation as a private university. Present rector is Prof. George Ulrich.

Master programs

At the RGSL teach professors and lecturers from all over Europe and the USA. The law college offers various postgraduate degree programs that are taught entirely in English:

  • LL.M. in International and European Law
  • LL.M. in Law and Finance
  • M. A. in Legal Linguistics
  • 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 library of the college 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 EU accession of the Baltic States to study at the RGSL lawyers from the Baltic was reserved, since 2004 it is open internationally. Since 2005, the RGSL independent institution within the University of Latvia (LU, Latvijas Universitāte ). The Soros Foundation remained shareholders.

Campus

The RGSL is located on the Alberta Street, one of Europe's most important streets for Art Nouveau architecture. The 1998 donated by the Soros Foundation in 2001 premises were officially opened by Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and the President of Latvia, Vaira Vike -Freiberga. The RGSL divided courtyard, lecture hall and library with the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (SSE Riga).

The address of the college is Strelnieku iela 4k -2, Rīga, LV- 1010.

Alumni

Most students continue to come from the Baltic States, so far few from Western Europe. In recent years, the RGSL is increasingly become starting point of lawyers from the Balkans, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia.

Former rectors

  • January Ramberg, Sweden (1998-2001)
  • Norbert Reich, Germany (2001-2004)
  • John Burke, USA (2004-2007)
  • Lesley Jane Smith, UK (2007-2008)
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