The Law Faculty of the University of Girona was founded in 1991 and has established itself as one of Spain’s foremost centres of legal education. Over 100 academic staff members teach both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The faculty is home to several and departments, including the Institute of European and Comparative Private Law, a Cathedra on Legal Culture and another one on Immigration, Rights and Citizenship, and the Centre of Advanced Studies of Law and Justice. Several research groups are also based at the faculty, conducting research on local, national and European legal issues.