Monday, February 2, 2009

Rodrigo Dellutri, LLM 2008 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

What is it that made your LLM experience at LSU special?
  • My experience at the LSU Law Center was memorable. Apart from getting my LLM degree I had the chance to learn from distinguished scholars, to interchange ideas, and to meet a lot of interesting people.
Can you be more specific?
  • The environment to study is ideal. The campus has all the facilities you may need, including a great main library and a big sport center. People from Louisiana are very friendly. This was so helpful since I moved to Baton Rouge with my wife. A short period after our arrival she had started different enriching activities. I would recommend LSU as a place to live with your family. In fact, our family history will always be related to LSU, since four months after we came back to our country our first child was born.

May you comment on your activities and special interests whilst at LSU?

  • The program gives you the chance to choose the subjects of your interest. So, I was able to delve into the area of Criminal Law and International Law. With some American classmates we founded a student organization called the International Law Society, which was dedicated to discuss issues related to this area of law. It was sponsored by Professor Moreteau, who was always very supportive with the group and with me.
Can you tell us more about your academic achievements?
  • The Law Center has one of the best Libraries in America. I would like to highlight the support that I received from its staff, especially from Vicenc Feliu who was always ready to help me with my searches. With all the necessary material I made a research in Human Rights and the environment, which received an Honorable Mention in a Human Rights Essay Award, from American University, Washington D.C., and was recently published at the American University International Law Review. Now I am in process of finishing other works that I hope will be published in the future.

How does your LSU experience impact your present life?

  • The quality of the LSU professors and the close relationship that they establish with the students gave me the opportunity to experience the real academic life. The knowledge that I acquired after this intense experience gave me the skills I needed to take the next step in my career at the Judicial Branch in my country. In relation to my academic work I will keep on researching with a special focus in the crossroads between Criminal Law and Human Rights.