European University celebrates the first of the week of law

Foreign Minister Rafael Pérez Ruiz, President of the European University of Madrid Elena Gazapo and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Communications of the European University Francisco García Pascual

Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication European University celebrating the First edition of Legal Week. an attempt, The judiciary, the legal profession and the prosecution have the presence of different professionals from the corporate world to discuss the rights, freedoms and security of citizens from security, state of law institutions and organizations.

After the welcoming of Elena Gazapo, rector of the European University, and Francisco García Pascual, the dean of the Faculty, Rafael Pérez Ruiz, Minister of State for Security at the Ministry of the Interior, was responsible for the opening conference. .

Rafael Pérez Ruiz, under the title ‘Liberty and Security in Democratic Spain’, stressed that “it is not about choosing between freedom and security, it is about understanding that the combination of both is key to the triumph of both values”. Likewise, in his speech, he pointed out that “public problems have always been complex and difficult to solve, especially in the context of globalization and in the era of new information and communication technologies. Therefore, achieving adequate safety standards without taking regulatory and operational measures that affect rights such as freedom of movement, assembly, privacy or expression requires tremendous prudence and tremendous democratic faith when making decisions. The Rule of Law must always be present in the solution adopted and in each case give the necessary legal scope and legal certainty to the different measures adopted. All this with the necessary counterweights and warranties to stop any authoritarian temptation.”

The Rector valued “the importance of having profiles of lawyers today capable of understanding the technological challenges we face.” Likewise, Elena Gazapo has influenced the European University’s commitment to achieving academic excellence: “Our desire is that all of our students, the future legal and legal world, as well as security professionals, take on the complexity of forensic reality so closely that the actions of public administrations in the field of justice and security are so closely linked to public and private professional practice.” But they also perceive their extraordinary role as one of the key elements that sustain our social system and democracy”.

During these two days, a series of roundtables will take place with prestigious professionals such as: Miguel Angel Ballesteros, director of the National Security Department of the Presidential Cabinet of the Government of Spain; anyone Elvira Sanz, President of Save the Children; among others. In these interviews, different industry experts discuss the new challenges of digitalization in legal matters; the regional model of Spain; Security, Defense and Reason of the State in a Democratic Context; and the right and protection of the minor migrant.

One of the prominent milestones of these conferences is discussion. “The legal profession in a globalized Spain and in permanent change”, This training, which will allow students to know in advance what companies are demanding, which legal and business sectors are booming and which will increase, is crucial to adapting the training to the professional environment. The table will be managed by Enrique Garza Professor of Civil Procedure Law at the European University and prestigious companies in the industry will attend: Simmons & Simmons, Cuatrecasas, URIA and Garrigues.