WJA Ruth Bader Ginsburg medals of Honor
With the presentation of these medals, we aim to promote the recognition of female jurists, who are sometimes very much forgotten, and their role in the legal world throughout history, as well as their economic, social, and political impact. It is about women who have undoubtably created value for society, for the world of law, and therefore the strengthening of democracy and the Rule of Law.
Brief history of our awards
Among others, the following notables have received the prestigious WJA Awards:
WJA Ruth Bader Ginsburg Medal 2023 | Madrid, Spain
Brenda Hale
United Kingdom, Baroness Hale of Richmond, first female Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2017 – 2020)
WJA Ruth Bader Ginsburg Medal 2023 | Madrid, Spain
Asifa Kakar
Afghanistan, Judge of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan, member of the Afghan Constitution Drafting Commission in 2023, on behalf of the International Association of Afghan Refugee Women Judges
WJA Ruth Bader Ginsburg Medal 2023 | Madrid, Spain
Imrana Jalal
Fiji, human rights and gender equality lawyer, Chair of the World Bank Inspection Panel (2018-2022), commissioner in Fiji ́s first Human Rights Commission, co-founder of the Fiji Women's Rights Movement
WJA Ruth Bader Ginsburg Medal 2023 | Madrid, Spain
Ambiga Sreenevasan
Malaysia, lawyer, free elections, women’s and Human Rights advocate, recipient of the US International Women of Courage Award (2009)
WJA Ruth Bader Ginsburg Medal 2021 | Madrid, Spain
Christine Lagarde
President of the European Central Bank
WJA Ruth Bader Ginsburg Medal 2021 | Madrid, Spain
Gillian Triggs
United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugee Protection
WJA Ruth Bader Ginsburg Medal 2021 | Madrid, Spain
Luz del Carmen Ibáñez
United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugee Protection
WJA Ruth Bader Ginsburg Medal 2021 | Madrid, Spain
Maite Oronoz
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
WJA Ruth Bader Ginsburg Medal 2021 | Madrid, Spain
Navi Pillay
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 2008-2014
WJA Ruth Bader Ginsburg Medal 2021 | Madrid, Spain
Young Hye Kim
Judge Commissioner of the South Korean Human Rights Commission
WJA Ruth Bader Ginsburg Medal 2021 | Madrid, Spain
Sujata Manohar
Judge of the Supreme Court of India 1994-1999
WJA Ruth Bader Ginsburg Medal 2021 | Madrid, Spain
Rosario Silva Lapuerta
Vice-President of the Court of Justice of the European Union
