US Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor has received the World Peace & Liberty Award from the World Jurist Association (WJA). The award recognises her impeccable judicial work and her efforts to uphold and apply the law even in challenging circumstances. H.M. King Felipe VI spoke at the closing ceremony, as did Luis Abinader, President […]

The Vice President of the Dominican Republic, Raquel Peña, participated in the opening ceremony of the 29th edition of the World Law Congress, organised by the World Jurist Association (WJA) in collaboration with the University of the Caribbean UNICARIBE. The event was also attended by Carolina Mejía, Mayor of Santo Domingo, Iván Duque, former President […]

The World Jurist Association (WJA) presented at a press conference the 29th edition of the World Law Congress to be held in Santo Domingo on May 4, 5 and 6, 2025 in collaboration with the University of the Caribbean UNICARIBE. The event with the local press was attended by Javier Cremades, President of the WJA, […]

The World Jurist Association (WJA) organised the forum ‘Victims, Defenders and International Justice’ in which numerous voices from around the world participated, both victims of the Venezuelan regime and international defenders. The latter were led by the Senior Public Counsel for Victims of the International Criminal Court, the Italian Paolina Massidda, and Tomás Farini, the […]

Official statement of the WJA regarding the independence of the judiciary in Venezuela. DOWNLOAD IN SPANISH

World Law Foundation hosted the presentation of the book “La trama rusa” (The Russian Plot), written by David Alandete, deputy director of Spanish newspaper El País during the development of the illegal referendum for the independence of Catalonia in 2017, better known as el procés. The book describes an investigation into Russia’s influence on the […]

Official statement of the WJA regarding the elections in Venezuela Download in English Download in Spanish

Diego Solana, international advisor of the World Law Foundation and coordinator of the World Law Congress program, organized by the World Jurist Association, participated in the Asma Jahangir Conference held in the city of Lahore, organized by the Asma Jahangir Foundation and the Pakistan Bar Council under the theme «Safeguarding Civil Rights in South Asia». […]

The next edition of the World Law Congress will be held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on May 4-6, 2025. During these days, world leaders, including heads of State, presidents and judges of supranational and national high courts, authorities, policy makers, academics, lawyers, activists, and students, will debate a wide variety of current issues to […]

On March 18, the Rule of Law Digital Center, headquarters of the World Law Foundation, hosted the presentation of the book “Jeanine, de puño y letra” (Jeanine, With My Own Hand), written by Jeanine Añez, former constitutional president of Bolivia and political prisoner for three years, and prefaced by Andrés Pastrana. Alone with Andrés Pastrana, […]