The Chat Chamber

Kristofers and Marta were truly happy and excited to welcome Tjaco van den Hout as their guest. He is a person of a soul who inspires and motivates everyone he meets. He has been the dutch ambassador to Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar. And given the recent military coup and disobedience taking place in Myanmar, he was the perfect person to ask about it. Tjaco has been also the Secretary-General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration and Deputy Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Imagine, how great and extensive his experience is!🧐 And not only that! He is a person of skill in storytelling, making Marta cry. You may enjoy a part of it during our podcast 😉 See for yourselves, ladies and gentlemen – Tjaco van den Hout.

Visiting Lecturer M.A. Pol. Sc., PhD candidate in Politics Mārtiņš Hiršs is currently an Associate Scholar at Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA).

Attorney-at-law, Managing Partner at COBALT and Visiting Lecturer Mg.iur. Lauris Liepa

We joyfully announce that the fifth episode of the Chat Chamber by RGSL is available for all of our listeners on Spotify, YouTube, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, and other platforms.

We hosted a wonderful woman with extensive experience and knowledge in many fields – Visiting Professor Vita Matīss. She is not only a lecturer at RGSL, but also an expert on public diplomacy, an independent political commentator, and a writer. 

This time we talked about crucial aspects of Latvia’s public diplomacy and what might be improved in order to make Latvia a visible and more attractive destination and market. We discussed also fake news, propaganda, and how these are used as weapons for supporting or denying other states as actors in the global realm.

Interested? I bet you are! On your way home or cooking dinner? It does not matter anymore because you can listen to us wherever you are and enjoy on any of the platforms!

In this episode, Marta Viļuma and Kristofers Kalniņš-Liberis welcomed human rights specialist, EU General Court judge, and visiting lecturer Inga Reine. They discussed such topics as Poland's issue with abortion laws, working for a human rights mission in the Balkans, the process behind judging and the importance of moot courts for law students, and many more.

Tap the episode, make yourself some warm cup of tea, and find out the answers. 🙂

In this episode our hosts – Marta Viļuma and Kristofers Kalniņš-Liberis – welcomed RGSL visiting professor Dr.sc.pol. Toms Rostoks who is one of the leading experts in Latvia concerning security and defense questions. Together they discussed topics as the impact of fake news on state security, Belarus relations with Russia, Alexander Navalny poisoning, U.S. Elections, Nagorno -Karabakh conflict.

Aside from topical questions of security, the Chat Chamber hosts also asked the professor why is he not in the diplomatic service and would he ever consider becoming a politician.

Tap on the episode to find out the answers! 👇🏼Enjoy!

In this episode, Kristofers Kalniņš-Liberis and Marta Viļuma, together with RGSL Visiting Professor Francesco Luigi Gatta, discussed topics about the European Union, including the United Kingdom withdrawal and the proposed New Pact on Migration and Asylum by the Von der Leyen Commission.

The Chat Chamber hosts also asked professor Gatta when did he develop his passion for International and European Union Law, as well as professor Gatta shared his great ERASMUS+ and traineeship experience

We are happy to share the latest project of our students – The Chat Chamber by the Riga Graduate School of Law. 👏

The first episode is a conversation with our distinguished Professor, now Judge at the European Court of Justice, and at the time of the interview the President of the Constitutional Court of Latvia, Dr.iur. Ineta Ziemele.

Y2 student Kristofers Kalniņš-Liberis and Y3 student Marta Viļuma ask Professor Ziemele about the inspiration behind her becoming a lawyer, her ties with RGSL, and her passion for education, as well as her experience of being the head of the Constitutional Court of Latvia. ⚖️

So, plug your earphones and stroll out for a walk or pour yourself a cup of tea and enjoy – these will be a well-spent 37 minutes of your life. ✨