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S.M. el Rey entrega el World Peace and Liberty Award a Andrew Young, icono de los derechos civiles en EEUU

Se trata del máximo galardón que entrega la World Jurist Association y reconoce el trabajo de Young por ser “líder ...

La World Jurist Association entregará el World Peace and Liberty Award a Andrew Young, ícono de los derechos civiles en EEUU

>> Se trata del máximo galardón que entrega la WJA y reconoce el trabajo de Young por “el progreso social, ...

Nueva York se convertirá en la capital mundial del derecho con la celebración del World Law Congress 2023

Con motivo de su 60 aniversario, la World Jurist Association (WJA) vuelve a sus raíces para la celebración del World ...

La World Jurist Association realizará una Opening Session en Nueva York el próximo 13 de abril

La World Jurist Association (WJA) ha anunciado que el próximo 13 de abril realizará en la sede principal de Naciones ...

Opening Session Mexico “Rule of Law and Greenhouse Emissions”

On March 16, 2023, the World Jurist Association (WJA) held the Opening Session Mexico of the upcoming World Law Congress ...

Opening Session Sydney on the “Brasilia Declaration of Judges on Water Justice”

The World Jurist Association (WJA) organized on February 9 the Opening Session Sydney about the “Brasilia Declaration of Judges on ...

WJA & WLF Signed a Collaboration Agreement with Mexican Guild Organizations

Last week in Mexico City, the World Jurist Association (WJA) and the World Law Foundation (WLF) signed agreements for collaboration ...

Digital Resources for Climate Law

On December 1, the World Jurist Association (WJA) and World Law Foundation (WLF) organized the Opening Session London of the ...

The World Law Congress Awarded Best International Legal Initiative

The recognition has been awarded at the Legal Marcom National Law Gala 2022, the first Spanish-speaking awards that honor professionals ...

Rule of Law, Energy Transition and Climate

The Opening Session Helsinki of the World Law Congress New York 2023 gathered prestigious judges and academics who presented current ...

Madrid becomes, once again, the World Jurist capital

WORLD LAW CONGRESS COLOMBIA 2021

The President of the Constitutional Court of Spain chaired meeting of the Spanish legal profession for the World Law Congress 2021

>> The meeting was attended by the Minister of Justice of Spain, the Colombian Ambassador to Spain, the former president ...

SIGN THE WJA DECLARATION ON THE RULE OF LAW IN MEXICO

Recent events in Mexico have raised concerns in the international legal community, in connection with important aspects of the Mexican ...

“The Distortion of the Economic & Social Constitution from La Paz”

>> The main presidents of the Ibero-American jurisprudence academies have participated in the latest Opening Session The World Jurist Association ...

Opening Session Lisbon: Educate in Human Rights

“Human rights education is vital to promote participation in inclusion, cooperation and solidarity; it fosters understanding and prevents violence and, ...

Opening Session Luxemburg: AI & Rule of Law

On the theme “Artificial Intelligence and the Rule of Law”, the World Jurist Association (WJA) held the ninth opening session ...

Opening Session Caracas: Distortion of the Rule of Law

Together with the Permanent Conference of Ibero-American Legal Academies (CPAJI in Spanish), the World Jurist Association (WJA) organized this preliminary ...

The Rule of Law through the Educational System WLC Opening Session Dominican Republic

Chaired by Luis Henry Molina Peña, President of the Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic, the World Jurist Association celebrated ...

Opening Session Strasbourg “International Protection of Families & Children”

In collaboration with the European Bars Federation (FBE), the World Jurist Association (WJA) celebrated on February 25, 2021 the Opening ...

Sign the WJA Declaration on the Venezuelan Elections

The World Jurist Association presented an expert declaration written by more than 1,000 legal professionals from different countries denouncing that ...

Telework at the WLC Opening Session London

"We are at the best time to learn technological innovations that will change the way we work"

Por qué las elecciones en Venezuela no son válidas

Javier Cremades, abogado y Presidente de la World Jurist Association Johann Kriegler* Resulta paradójico que el mismo día que los ...

Opening Session Washington: “Human Rights and Justice”

On November 12, the WJA celebrated the fourth Opening Session of the World Law Congress Colombia 2021 from the Headquarters ...

LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS NO ESTÁN EN CUARENTENA

Javier Cremades, Abogado y Presidente de la World Jurist Association y Cremades & Calvo-Sotelo David Mills, Abogado y Catedrático de ...

Opening Session Miami: “Covid-19: Boon or Detriment for Gender Equality?”

Under the title “Covid-19: Boon or Detriment for Gender Equality?”, on October 14, the WJA and the Bass Institute for ...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Jurist for History

The author met the American judge and awarded her with the World Peace & Liberty Award, given by the World ...

The WJA at the UN conference of the states parties to the un convention against corruption

The World Jurist Association made a presentation at the United Nations Vienna, during the plenary session of the Conference of ...

Opening Session Chile “Transnational Crime and Corruption: Protecting Judicial Independence”

The President of the Supreme Court of Chile, Guillermo Silva Gundelach, participated in the Opening Session Chile of the World ...

Opening Session Barcelona: Will the Rule of Law Survive in Europe?

The World Law Congress started its 27th edition with an innovative format that includes the celebration of 14 online opening ...

The President of Colombia, Iván Duque, opened the World Law Congress 2021

The President of Colombia, Iván Duque, chaired the online opening ceremony of the 27th edition of the World Law Congress, ...

The right to vaccine of all humanity

By: Javier Cremades – President of the World Jurist Association and Cremades & Calvo-Sotelo Lawyers, and Diego García-Sayán –  former President of ...

World Law Congress. Online Opening Session. Barcelona 07 JUL 2020

The World Law Congress 2021 begins this coming July 7, with an innovative On-going format that will hold fifteen monthly ...

La World Law Foundation nombra nuevos patronos

La World Law Foundation ha celebrado, de forma telemática, una nueva reunión del Patronato que ha contando con Javier Cremades, como presidente, y con Alfredo ...

Colombian President, Iván Duque, receives representatives of the World Jurist Association and the World Law Foundation

Representatives of the World Jurist Association and the World Law Foundation presented the World Law Congress before the President of ...

The World Jurist Association Awarded Press Freedom & Democracy

In Colombia, the World Jurist Association recognized media and journalists in a ceremony held on February 11, 2020 at the ...

Representatives of the World Jurist Association and the World Law Foundation meet with the Mayoress of Bogota

The Mayoress of Bogota, Claudia López, met with a delegation of the World Jurist Association (WJA) and the World Law Foundation (WLF), headed ...

U.S. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg presented with World Peace & Liberty Award

The Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, was presented with the World Peace & ...

COP25 in Madrid: Dialogues on Law and Climate Emergency

Law as a tool for citizens to fight against climate change The World Jurist Association and the World Law Foundation ...

WJA Special Meeting of Members

On October 14, 2019, members in good standing of the World Jurist Association gathered in Madrid for a Special Meeting. ...

Colombia Attorney General visits WJA Madrid

On September 20, 2019, the Attorney General of Colombia, Fernando Carrillo met with WJA Worldwide President Javier Cremades in Madrid. ...

WJA’s Official visit to Vatican & Rome

Last August 21 – 23, 2019, WJA Worldwide President Javier Cremades visited Italy for promoting the World Jurist Association. During ...

Welcome, Euro Latam Lex members

As part of the World Jurist Association plan to expand its membership around the world, members of Euro Latam Lex ...

Open Call for NGOs to apply for Consultative Status with the United Nations

As NGO with Special Consultative Status with the United Nations, and in support to ECOSOC, the WJA invites other NGOs ...

The WJA in Mexico

Last May 5 – 8, 2019, WJA Worldwide President Javier Cremades visited Mexico for promoting the World Jurist Association. During ...

WJA’s Official visit to President of Argentina

Last Monday March 25, 2019, WJA Worldwide President Javier Cremades held an audience with the President of Argentina Mauricio Macri. ...

World Law Congress Madrid 2019

On February 19 – 20, 2019, the World Jurist Association made Madrid the World Jurist Capital during its XXVI Biennial Congress at Teatro Real.

New Officers Designated During the General Assembly in Malaga

General Assembly of WJA Members for the Appointment of the Worldwide President of the World Jurist Association for the 2019-2021 period and election of the Presidents of the Professional Associations.

Audiencia al Comité Organizador del “World Law Congress of the World Jurist Association”

​Su Majestad el Rey de España recibió en audiencia al Comité Organizador del “World Law Congress of the World Jurist ...

Statement by the WJA and its Human Rights Institute for the death of Fernando Albán

On behalf of the WJA, non-governmental organization with consultative status before the United Nations (UN), which brings together more than ...

Arbitration Summit 2019 – Registrations Open

The World Jurist Association proudly invites you to the 7th Annual Arbitration & Investment Summit, Caribbean, Latin America & Other ...

WJA Madrid Congress – Save the Date!

  In February 2019, Madrid will become the capital of the International Legal World during the celebration of the 26th ...

Peace Starts in Korea

By Franklin Hoet-Linares Worldwide President of the World Jurist Association   When Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount: “Blessed ...

2018 HWPL World Peace Summit

Around 1,000 experts in various fields from around the world with a passionate heart for peace gathered in Seoul, South ...

Letter to the Secretary General of the OAS on the Venezuelan case

  H.E. DR. LUIS ALMAGRO LEMES Secretary General of the Organization of the American States His Excellency, The World Jurist Association ...

WJA Munich IP Conference 2018

  The WJA Munich Conference IP Protection & Trademark Rights was held on May 3 – 4 at the Courtyard® & Residence ...

WJA President’s Speech – Commemorative Ceremony to the Munich Massacre

A ceremony was held by the World Jurist Association on May 3, 2018, to commemorate the Munich Massacre of 11 ...

The World Jurist Award presented to Dr. Javier Cremades

  Madrid, March 8, 2018 | The lawyer and founder of the Cremades & Calvo Sotelo office, Javier Cremades, received ...

WJA Munich IP Conference 2018

The World Jurist Association invites you to its Munich Conference on Intellectual Property and Trademarks. The WJA Germany is organizing ...

Proposed Amendments to WJA 2012 Charter & By-Laws

  Dear WJA Members, On behalf of the Board of Governors we are glad to announce that, from the Board ...

6th Annual Arbitration & Investment Summit

Dear WJA members, We gladly invite you to participate at the 6th Arbitration & Investment Annual Summit, to be held ...

2017 – 2019 Board of Governors | Elections Committee Decision

Dear WJA members, Following the WJA Board of Governors election held on November 2, 2017 during the Closing Day of ...

Ballot for the 2017 Elections in the Aruba Biannual Congress

  Dear members, Bellow is the ballot for the elections to the Board of Governors. All members in good standing ...

Mrs. Kim Quarles’ Campaign Platform for WJA Presidency

Dear members, Please find here the Campaign Platform of Mrs. Kim Quarles, running for President of the World Jurist Association ...

Dr. Franklin Hoet Linares’ Campaign Platform for WJA Presidency

Dear members, Please find here the Campaign Platform of Dr. Franklin Hoet Linares, running for President of the World Jurist ...

World Jurist Association Congress 2017

Nominating Committee – Final Slate and Candidates

Dear members, We are very pleased to present the final slate and candidates for the Biannual Congress Elections.   Candidates ...

Sorrow in Barcelona, Spain

Dear members, Due to the heartbreaking recent events in Las Ramblas, Barcelona, Spain, our Executive Vice President, Ramón Soler-Padró Canela, ...

Amendments of the Bylaws – Charter and Bylaws Committee – Call to Membership

Fellow Members of the World Jurist Association, The Charter and Bylaws Committee, appointed on 3 July if this year, consisting ...

President of the WJA and President of the U.S. Chapter participated in the International Trademark Association (INTA)

On June 7, 2017, Franklin Hoet-Linares, President of the WJA, and Sorell Negro, President of the U.S. Chapter of the ...

Invitation to Crytocurrencies Conference in Gibraltar on May 9th

The World Jurist Association gladly informs our members of an upcoming event held by our friends at the Digital Currency ...

United Nations Side Event Blockchain: A Highway to Deliberative Democracy

On February 10th, the World Jurist Association participated in the 55th Commission for Social Development held by the UN. The ...

The Board of Governors Select Virginia Cervieri as New National President for Uruguay Chapter

The Board of Governors has decided to select Ms. Virginia Cervieri as the New President of the World Jurist Association Uruguay Chapter. ...

Franklin Hoet-Linares, President of the WJA, meets Former Colombian President, Mr. Álvaro Uribe

Franklin Hoet-Linares, President of the WJA, meets former Colombian President, Mr. Álvaro Uribe.

WJA President, Franklin Hoet-Linares, and President of the WJA’s U.S. Chapter, Sorell E. Negro

WJA President, Franklin Hoet-Linares, and President of the WJA’s U.S. Chapter, Sorell E. Negro, enjoy the Yo-Yo Ma concert in ...

The WJA Germany National President, Dr. Alexander Löw, participated in Cybersecurity Council Meeting about Cybersecurity and Dataprotection in Healthcare with federal minister K. Von Notz, Germany

Cybersecurity Council Meeting about Cybersecurity and dataprotection in Healthcare  

5TH ANNUAL ARBITRATION AND INVESTMENT SUMMIT – CARIBBEAN, LATIN AMERICA AND OTHER EMERGING MARKETS

We are very pleased to invite all of our members to participate in the ‘5TH ANNUAL ARBITRATION AND INVESTMENT SUMMIT ...

THE WORLD JURIST ASSOCIATION UN SIDE EVENT. MORE INFORMATION SOON.

The President’s Greetings for the Holidays and the New Year

Dear members, This has been a very interesting and thrilling year, where the Association has taken a leap forward into ...

The Board of Governors Selected Sorell Negro as New National President for the United States Chapter

The Board of Governors has decided to elect Ms. Sorell Negro as the New President of the World Jurist Association ...

WJA for the celebration of the 55th ECOSOC Session Side Event

UN Side Event  

WJA for the celebration of the 55th ECOSOC Session Side Event

This last week members of the Board of Governors and the German Chapter met in New York in order to ...

The WJA Germany National President, Dr. Alexander Löw, Gives a Conference at the German Board of Directors Association’s Annual Meeting

Dr. Alexander Löw held a speech on “The Board of Directors and the implications with cyber warriors, a live hacking ...

Congress ‘IV Jornadas de Derecho Privado’ at Zulia State Bar Association, Venezuela

Dear friends we are very happy to present the Congress that our Venezuelan national president, Dr. Alberto Jurado Salazar is ...

The aftermovie for the WJA Conference in Barcelona – May, 2016

Dear Members, It is our great delight to finally present the movie that summarises the International Conference that took place ...

Conference ‘Data Protection and Privacy: New Challenges for Companies’

The Conference ‘Data Protection and Privacy: New Challenges for Companies’ organized by the Spanish Chapter of the World Jurist Association together ...

The World Jurist Association to participate at the 4th Congress of the INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL LITIGATION NETWORK

Dear members and friends, we are very glad to announce that the WJA will be participating in the INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS, entitled ...

The Internet: Challenges to Peace and Freedom. Barcelona, May – 2016 [Photos]

Featured gallery of the Conference held in Barcelona on “The Internet: Challenges to Peace and Freedom”.   Opening   Conferences ...

COMMUNICATION

July 19, 2016 World Jurist Association 7910 Woodmont Avenue Suite 1440 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 1.202.466.5428 EUROPE TERRORIST ATTACKS COMMUNICATION Dear ...

Franklin Hoet Linares, President of the World Jurist Association, presents the Project of Law against Capital Abstraction through Public Institutions at the Venezuelan National Assembly.

  Dr. Ana Lucina Garcia Maldonado (President of the “Latinamerican Federation of Women Attorneys), Dr. Franklin Hoet-Linares (President of the ...

National Assembly prepares law to confiscate the fortunes of Chavismo

Some of the largest fortunes in the world are held by Chavistas, judging by the amounts involved. Opposition calculations placed ...

WJA Promoting Spain Conference

President of the WJA, Mr. Franklin Hoet Linares, promoting the upcoming Conference in Barcelona, Spain, together with the National President ...

Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War

Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War receives a version approved in the last International Legal Committee of the Heavenly ...

Letter From the President

Letter from the President Dr. Franklin Hoet Linares Dear Members of the WJA, These are not times for extended speeches. ...