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WJA Medals of Honor

The World Jurist Association Medals of Honor are prestigious awards given by the World Jurist Association every two years to honor individuals and institutions who have made significant contributions to justice,

the Rule of Law, and human rights around the world.

Bhuwan ribhu
2025 | Santo Domingo , Dominican RP
Bhuwan Ribhu

Founder of Just Rights for Children.

Ricardo Lorenzetti
2025 | Santo Domingo , Dominican RP
Ricardo Lorenzetti

President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Argentina (2007-2018) and Minister of the Court Suprema de Justicia de Argentina.

Leonel Fernández
2025  | Santo Domingo , Dominican RP
Leonel Fernández

President of the Dominican Republic

(1996-2000. 2004-2012)

William M
2025 | Santo Domingo , Dominican RP
William M. Treanor

Medal of Honor for Academic Merit

Executive Vice President of Georgetown University and Dean of Georgetown University Law Center.

Lin & Alexia Rogers
2025 | Santo Domingo , Dominican RP
Lin & Alexia Rogers

Trustees of the World Law Foundation.

Brad Karp
2023 | New York , USA
Brad Karp

Chairman of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton&Garrison.

Santiago Martínez Garrido
2023 | New York , USA
Santiago Martínez Garrido

Secretary General of the Board of Iberdrola.

Jed S
2023 | New York , USA
Jed S. Rakoff

Senior Judge, US Ditrict Court in New York.

United Nations Office of Legal Affairs
2023 | New York , USA
United Nations Office of Legal Affairs

Received by Miguel de Serpa Soares, Under-Secretary General for Legal Affairs and UN Legal Counsel.

Martin Baron
2023 | New York , USA
Martin Baron

Former editor of the Washington Post & Boston Globe.

David Mills
2023 | New York , USA
David Mills

Professor at Standord University

Diego García-Sayán
2023 | New York , USA
Diego García-Sayán

UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers (2016-2022)

Kari Kuusiniemi
2023 | New York , USA
Kari Kuusiniemi

President of the Supreme Administrative Court

Ricardo Pérez Manrique
2023 | New York , USA
Ricardo Pérez Manrique

President of the Inter-American Court of the US

Nancy Hollander
2023 | New York , USA
Nancy Hollander

American Criminal Defense Attormey

Manuel Aragón Reyes
2023 | New York , USA
Manuel Aragón Reyes

Judge Emeritus of the Constitutional Court of Spain

Pedro Pérez-Llorca
2023 | New York , USA
Pedro Pérez-Llorca

Manuel Aragón Reyes Judge Emeritus of the Constitutional Court of Spain

Director and Senior Partner at Pérez-Llorca

Luis de Carlos Bertrán
2023 | New York , USA
Luis de Carlos Bertrán

Former Managing Partner at Uría Méndez, Trustee of Profesor Uría Foundation

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2023 | New York , USA
Kerry Kennedy

President of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights

Luis almagro
2023 | New York , USA
Luis Almagro

Uruguay, Secretary General of the Organization of American States

Ignacio Sánchez Galán
2023 | New York , USA
Ignacio Sánchez Galán

Spain, President of Iberdrola

Brian Preston
2023 | New York , USA
Brian Preston

Australia, President of the Land and Environment Court in New South Wales

Luc Lavrysen
2023 | New York , USA
Luc Lavrysen

President of the Constitutional Court of Belgium

Richard Wagner
2023 | New York , USA
Richard Wagner

Chief Justice of Canada

Stephen Breyer
2023 | New York , USA
Stephen Breyer

Retired Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court

Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa
2021 | Barranquilla, COLOMBIA
Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa

Los Angeles City Major 2005-2013

Hilarie Bass
WJA Medal of Honor 2021
Hilarie Bass

President of the American Bar Association 2017-2018

Patricia Lee Refo
WJA Medal of Honor 2021
Patricia Lee Refo

Immediate President of the American Bar Association 2020-2021

The World Justice Project
2021 | Barranquilla, COLOMBIA
The World Justice Project

Received by Elizabeth Anderson, Executive Director

Constitution of Colombia of 1991
2021 | Barranquilla, COLOMBIA
Framers of the Political Constitution of Colombia of 1991
Cheol-Kyu Hwang
2021 | Barranquilla, COLOMBIA
Cheol-Kyu Hwang

President of the International Association of Prosecutors

José Igreja Matos
2021 | Barranquilla, COLOMBIA
José Igreja Matos

President of the International Association of Judges

Reginald Turner
2021 | Barranquilla, COLOMBIA
Reginald Turner

President of the American Bar Association

Movimiento de Abogacía Renovada
2021 | Barranquilla, COLOMBIA
Movimiento de Abogacía Renovada

Received by Juan Gonzalo Ospina

Jorge Martí Moreno
2021 | Barranquilla, COLOMBIA
Jorge Martí Moreno

President of the International Association of Lawyers

Wilson Ruíz Orejuela
2021 | Barranquilla, COLOMBIA
Wilson Ruíz Orejuela

Minister of Justice of Colombia

Jaime Pumarejo Heins
2021 | Barranquilla, COLOMBIA
Jaime Pumarejo Heins

Barranquilla City Major

Carlos Julio Ardila Gaviria
2021 | Barranquilla, COLOMBIA
Carlos Julio Ardila Gaviria

President of Organización Ardila Lülle

María Eugénia Gay Rosell
2021 | Barranquilla, COLOMBIA
María Eugénia Gay Rosell

Dean of the Barcelona Bar Association

Grupo Mutua Madrileña & Seguros del Estado
2021 | Barranquilla, COLOMBIA
Grupo Mutua Madrileña & Seguros del Estado

Received by Jaime Montalvo, Vice-President

UNIR
2021 | Barranquilla, COLOMBIA
UNIR

Received by Rafael Puyol, President

The Icon
2021 | Barranquilla, COLOMBIA
The Icon

Received by Francisco Rodríguez, President

Jaime Alfonsín
2021 | Barranquilla, COLOMBIA
Jaime Alfonsín

Head of the Royal Household of Spain

Lucio Ghia
2021 | Barranquilla, COLOMBIA
Lucio Ghia

WJA President 1995-1997

His Holiness Pope Francis
2019 | Rome, ITALY
His Holiness Pope Francis

Honorary President of El País

José María Alonso
2019 | Madrid, SPAIN
José María Alonso

Dean of the Madrid Bar Association

Miguel Riaño
2019 | Madrid, SPAIN
Miguel Riaño

Managing Partner of Herbert Smith Freehills

Luis de Carlos
2019 | Madrid, SPAIN
Luis de Carlos

President of Uría-Menéndez

pedro-perez-llorca
2019 | Madrid, SPAIN
Pedro Pérez-Llorca

Managing Partner of Pérez-Llorca

Carlos Rueda
2019 | Madrid, SPAIN
Carlos Rueda

President of the Board of Gómez-Acebo y Pombo

Federico Linares
2019 | Madrid, SPAIN
Federico Linares

President of EY Spain

José Ángel Martínez Sanchiz
2019 | Madrid, SPAIN
José Ángel Martínez Sanchiz

President of the Spanish Council of Notaries

Fernando Vives Ruiz
2019 | Madrid, SPAIN
Fernando Vives Ruiz

Executive Chairman of Garrigues

Jorge Badía
2019 | Madrid, SPAIN
Jorge Badía

Chief Executive Officer of Cuatrecasas

César Albiñana
2019 | Madrid, SPAIN
César Albiñana

Managing Partner of CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo

Franklin Hoet
2019 | Málaga, SPAIN
Franklin Hoet Linares

WJA President 1991-1993 & 2015-2019

Francisco de la Torre
2019 | Málaga, SPAIN
Francisco de la Torre

Málaga City Major

Rafael Catalá
2019 | Málaga, SPAIN
Rafael Catalá

Former Minister of Justice of Spain

José Ramón Navarro
2019 | Málaga, SPAIN
José Ramón Navarro

President of the Spanish National Court

Francisco Javier Lara
2019 | Málaga, SPAIN
Francisco Javier Lara

Dean of the Malaga Bar Association

Albert Rivera
2019 | Málaga, SPAIN
Albert Rivera

President of Ciudadanos Party

Manuel Aragón
2019 | Málaga, SPAIN
Manuel Aragón

Academic Director of the World Law Congress 2019

Viviane Reding
2019 | Málaga, SPAIN
Viviane Reding

Vice-Presidenta of the European Commission (2010-2014)

Juan-Jose-Hinojosa
2019 | Málaga, SPAIN
Juan José Hinojosa

Dean of the Malaga Law Faculty

Victoria Ortega
2019 | Málaga, SPAIN
Victoria Ortega

President of the Spanish General Council of Lawyers

Francisco Salado Escaño
2019 | Málaga, SPAIN
Francisco Salado Escaño

President of Malaga Diputation

Antonio Pulido
2019 | Málaga, SPAIN
Antonio Pulido

President of Cajasol

José Luis Sánchez Domínguez
2019 | Málaga, SPAIN
José Luis Sánchez Domínguez

President of Sando

federico beltran
2019 | Málaga, SPAIN
Federico Beltrán

President of Famadesa

Luis Martí
2019 | Málaga, SPAIN
Luis Martí

Honorary Dean of the Madrid Bar Association

Juan Luis Cebrián
2019 | Málaga, SPAIN
Juan Luis Cebrián

Honorary President of El País

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