The latest version of this meeting took place at Pucón Campus of the UFRO, with the participation of national and international speakers and over one hundred participants from all over the country who work in the field of law.

More than a hundred people participated in these VIII Symposia on International Law, called “International Law or International Politics?”. The event took place at Pucón Campus of the Universidad de La Frontera and has been organized by the Law Department and the Faculty of Law and Business (FCJE-UFRO), sponsored by the Chilean Society of International Law in cooperation with the UFRO Research Center on International Challenges.

The director of the Chilean Society of International Law, Andrea Lucas, pointed out: “I think that Dr. Jaime Tijmes thought about a very suggestive topic in terms of thinking about the limits of international law and politics, which become blurred a lot of times regarding the matters we deal with.”

The academic and director of the Law Department, Dr. iuv. Jaime Tijmes, claimed that “these symposia started with a brilliant inaugural session and went on as a space of high-level academic dialogue with speakers from Chile and Latin-America. It was also important to count with the participation of female speakers, who have all been selected because of the quality of their proposals, and who are an example to follow for our students, especially, because at the international level, the position of women at the universities is still disadvantageous.”

In this context the academic stated: “This event has been important in order to make the Law Department known, not only because of the high rate regarding scientific productivity, but also regarding the organization of scientific events, what contributes to the presence of the UFRO; and, in conclusion, in order to position our university as a place with gender equity and inclusion.”

The inaugural exposition of the symposium was presented by Dr. Anne van Aaken of the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, who presented the topic “Why Social Science makes International Lawyers better Lawyers”.

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Alejandro Jara, the former ambassador and Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), was also among the guests and presented the International Economic Law Panel. “Law also reflects politics and public policies and evolves over time as the standard of any legal system. These Symposia are very fruitful regarding the exchange of opinions, since they help to share knowledge, to develop opinions and to present recent research. They are a very valuable exercise.”

The event was financed by the Universidad de La Frontera and the Regular Fondecyt (Chilean National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development) Project No. 1171085: “Norms and public opinion: a case study about the TPP and the TTIP” (2017-2019), which is being developed by the director of the Law Department at the FCJE-UFRO, Dr. iur. Jaime Tijmes.