The Facultad de Derecho is the Law School of the
National University of Rosario
The National University of Rosario ( es, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, UNR) is a research public university located in the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina.
Overview
Rosario National University (UNR) was created in 1968 by ...
(Argentina), and is located in the former
Palace of Justice Building, a
Rosario landmark and a
National Historic Monument.
History
The law school
On June 27, 1959, an ''institution for the teaching of
law
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...
'' was created in
Rosario, as a result of the demands made by the law students from Rosario who had to travel daily to
Santa Fe, located 170 km to the north, in order to attend classes. This institution was part of the
National University of the Littoral
The National University of Litoral ( es, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, UNL) is a public university in Argentina. It is based in Santa Fe, the capital of Santa Fe Province. It has colleges and other academic facilities in Esperanza, Reconqu ...
, which is based in the city of
Santa Fe.
On February 15, 1967, Resolution Nº 75 was passed by Dr. Carlos María Gelly y Obes, the national Education Minister, by which the ''"institution for the teaching of law"'' became the Law School. Nevertheless, it was still part of
Santa Fe's National University of the Littoral.
The
Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR) was created by
law
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...
N° 17.987, passed on November 29, 1968, and began operating on December 16 of the same year. Shortly after, on March 15, 1969, the National Government passed
decree
A decree is a legal proclamation, usually issued by a head of state (such as the president of a republic or a monarch), according to certain procedures (usually established in a constitution). It has the force of law. The particular term used ...
N° 1528, creating the School of Law and Political Sciences of Rosario and incorporating it into the
Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR) instead of
Santa Fe's Universidad Nacional del Litoral.
Students of political sciences and of law attended classes together until 1974, when the students of political sciences were given their own building. Since then, the law school has been called the Law School of Rosario.
Programs
The law program is divided into an introductory course of three months, a basic cycle of 1 year, and the advanced cycle, which is the backbone of the program and takes around 5 years to complete. After passing all of the different stages, the student becomes a
lawyer. (In
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
, there is no need to be further examined by a
bar association, as in other countries.)
The School of Law also offers post-graduate courses for other degrees and certifications, such as
Notary public,
Doctorate in Law, and several specific
Master's degree
A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice. s.
External links
UNR's Law school web siteUNR's web site
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National University of Rosario