A total of 25 students and lecturers the UIC Barcelona Law Faculty travelled to Strasbourg to visit the European Parliament on 3 and 4 May. The visit was subsidised by the MEP Jorge Buixadé, former adjunct lecturer of the faculty, and took in a tour of the main parliamentary institutions of the French city.

In total over the two days, the group was able to make three institutional visits. First, they were received at the European Parliament headquarters, where a Spanish official explained the most relevant aspects of this institution and its functions and the work of its officials. Buixadé then described his work as an MEP and the students were able to ask several questions about the current challenges of the European institutions.

On the second day, the students were able to visit the seat of the European Court of Human Rights, where a court lawyer explained the system of protection of rights provided by this court of law. After this, the students then had an opportunity to participate in a question and answer session to gain a better understanding of the functioning of the court.

On the same day, the group also took part in a guided visit to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, which included an explanation of the workings of the institution and the differences and connections between the Council of Europe and the European Union, two institutions that are often confused with each other.

The group of students and teachers was also able to visit Strasbourg and Basel, two very attractive cities full of artistic and cultural heritage.