The Board of Directors is the governing body of the WJA. It is composed by a President; the Executive Vice President and up to five vice-presidents;
Other Officers include Presidents of the Professional Organizations -World Association of Lawyers, World Association of Judges, World Association of Law Professors, World Business Associates and the Human Rights Institute for Peace & Freedom-, the Executive Director, and the Representatives before the United Nations, the International Criminal Court and other international agencies.
Board of Directors 2022 – 2023
PRESIDENT
Javier Cremades García, Spain
EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT
Kim Quarles, USA
VICE PRESIDENTS
Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor, Mexico
Kelly Mogbo, Nigeria
HUANG Jin, China
James Black II, USA
GENERAL COUNSEL
William Eshelman, USA
David Kovel, USA
PRESIDENT, WAL
Francisco Javier Lara, Spain
WJA DELEGATE TO UN NEW YORK
Javier Cremades
Kim Quarles
James Black II
PRESIDENT, WJAHRI AND WJA DELEGATE TO UN GENEVA
Juan Carlos Gutiérrez, Venezuela
WJA DELEGATE TO UN VIENNA
Gabriel Fernández Rojas, Colombia
WJA DELEGATE TO THE ICC
Tamara Sujú Roa, Venezuela
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Teodora Toma, Romania
PAST PRESIDENTS
Javier Cremades, Spain
(2019-2021)
Franklin Hoet-Linares, Venezuela
(2015-2019, 1991-1993)
Alexander J. Bĕlohlávek, Czech Rep.
(2011-2015)
Valeriy Yevdokymov, Ukraine
(2009-2011, 2003-2005)
Ronald M. Greenberg, USA*
(2005-2009)
Hans Thümmel, Germany
(2001-2003)
Daniel J. Monaco, USA*
(1999-2001)
Ved P. Nanda, USA
(1997-1999)
Lucio Ghia, Italy
(1995-1997)
Raul I. Goco, Philippines
(1993-1995)
Charles Rhyne, USA*
Founding President (1963-1991)
FOUNDER AND PAST PRESIDENT: Charles S. Rhyne (1963-1991)*
FOUNDER & PAST EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT: Margaret M. Henneberry (1967-2010)*
*Deceased