Guest Lecture by Prof. Raúl Gabriel Sánchez Gómez (Pablo de Olavide University, Spain)

On Thursday, September 25, 2025, a guest lecture was held featuring Prof. Raúl Gabriel Sánchez Gómez from Pablo de Olavide University, Spain. This guest lecture was attended by approximately 75 students from the International Program of the Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII). The theme of this guest lecture was “The Procedural Law and The Legal Clinics: An Experience from Spain.”

During the public lecture, Prof. Raúl presented material related to Civil Procedural Law in Spain and the development of legal clinics, particularly their evolution in the European Union. The event, held in the Audiovisual Room on the 4th floor of the Faculty of Law, was moderated by Rizky Ramadhan Baried, S.H., M.H., a lecturer at the Faculty of Law, UII.

In this public lecture, Prof. Raúl stated, “Legal clinics in the European Union are developing very rapidly, considering the many land-related issues, including in Spain. Thus, there is a great need for support and academic discussions at our university, Pablo de Olavide University, Spain. Currently, we also offer specializations in legal clinics for undergraduate (S1), master’s (S2), and doctoral (S3) programs.” Prof. Raúl conveyed this while delivering the lecture at the Faculty of Law, UII.

As the moderator, Mr. Rizky also mentioned, “Currently, the Faculty of Law, UII, has a Center for Legal Aid and Consultation (PKBH) as a platform for legal clinics at the Faculty of Law, UII, which is the oldest and one of the most active faculties of law with an extraordinary role. These legal clinics have developed rapidly after many communities entrusted PKBH UII to provide legal assistance and consultation. Currently, a new building is also under construction, and we are not only building facilities but also developing activities that can support law enforcement in Indonesia. We hope that with the presence of Prof. Raúl, we can gain comparative knowledge.” Mr. Rizky concluded his remarks.

In his closing remarks, Dodik Setiawan Nur H., S.H., M.H., LL.M., Ph.D., as the Head of the Undergraduate Study Program in Law, stated, “We highly appreciate this guest lecture, which even features an expert from Spain sharing knowledge related to legal clinics. And we hope that this knowledge can be further developed, not only for PKBH but also for the entire academic community. This event is one of our internationalization activities, enabling students to build comparative legal knowledge.”

The event then concluded with a question-and-answer session and a souvenir handover. Simultaneously, Prof. Raúl also visited the UII Museum and conducted a campus tour of the Faculty of Law, UII.