Professor Couso was Chairholder from 2014 – 2016. His research focus was conducting comparative law. Javier is currently full professor at the Department of Public Law at the Universidad Diego Portales (UDP) in Santiago, Chile and Professor Global Trends in Constitutionalism at Utrecht University. The PCC Chairholder ship led to current work relations in Europe…

On 18 May 2015 Her Royal Highness Queen Máxima attended Javier Couso’s inaugural address ‘The observance of human rights requires an independent justice system’ Who protects the people of Latin America against the government? This is the key question in Professor Javier Couso’s inaugural address which he will be holding at Utrecht University on 18…

Professor Javier A. Couso, professor and director of the Constitutional Law programme at the Universidad Diego Portales in Santiago, Chile, has been appointed to the Prince Claus Chair of Development and Equity as from 1 September. During the next two years, he will be conducting comparative law research in collaboration with scholars at Utrecht University. Couso…