PROJECT TITLE: ALFA DIKIA II - The Role of the Judiciary in a State Governed by the Rule of Law
COUNTRIES: Latin America
OVERALL OBJECTIVE: To support the comparative research efforts of Latin American students in Europe and of European students in Latin America. Specifically, the project intended to promote the interaction of Latin American academics with their EU counterparts, through the organization of a dedicated lecture series targeted chiefly to postgraduate students.
ACTIVITIES:
The main activities included the hosting and training of students in the field of comparative public law, through the offer of several research grants of duration of six months each. Part of EPLC staff and office facilities had been allocated as to guarantee a tutor and a mentor to the incoming students and to provide them with the appropriate conditions for work and research, including access to the EPLC library. An ALFA DIKIA website was created as well. A concluding conference was held in Latin America where all the professors and the participants of the project participated.
FUNDING AGENCY: European Commission
LEADER: EPLC
PARTNERS: University of Barcelona (Spain), the Queen’s University of Belfast (UK), The University of San Carlos (Guatemala), The University Externado (Colombia), The University of Concepcion (Chile)
TIME FRAME: 2003-2006
