Dr. Javier Cremades García

Numerary Member

Social Sciences: PhD in Law

Date of admission: December 15, 2022

Admission speech: “On the Rule of Law”

Reply speech: H.E. Dr. Teresa Freixes Sanjuán, PhD in Law

Outstanding career: President of the international law firm Cremades & Calvo-Sotelo and of the World Jurist Association (WJA). Recognized for his defense of the Rule of Law, global justice, and human rights.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

PhD in Law from the University of Regensburg (Germany).
PhD in Law from the UNED (Spain).
Doctor Honoris Causa from the International University of Valencia (Spain).

TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

Lawyer, founder and president of Cremades & Calvo-Sotelo Abogados, a prestigious international law firm with offices in 15 cities across 8 countries.
University professor, founder and director for over 24 years of leading Master’s programs in Law and Business in Telecommunications, Energy, and Corporate Legal Management.
Since 2019, Global President of the World Jurist Association (WJA
Founder and Honorary President of the Club Málaga Valley e-27, one of Europe’s major technological initiatives, involving more than 200 multinational CEOs and sector leaders.
Secretary General of the Spanish Association of Minority Shareholders of Listed Companies (AEMEC).
President of the Spain-Korea Chamber of Commerce.

PUBLICATIONS

The Kidnapped Energy: Debunking the Myths of Energy Fundamentalism (2013) and Micropower.
The Strength of Citizens in the Digital Age (2007).
Member of the Editorial Board of major publications and regular contributor to media outlets such as
El País, ABC, El Mundo, Expansión, Diario 16, CNN, Antena 3 TV and Spanish National Television (RTVE).

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

Named Lawyer of the Year in Spain (2015-2016) by Forbes magazine.
Jurist of the Year by the World Jurist Association (2017-2018).
Honorary Medal from the International Union of Lawyers (UIA) (2021).
Honorary Medal from the Madrid Bar Association (2022).
Honorary Medal from the Barcelona Bar Association (2022).
The Government of Italy awarded him the distinction of Cavaliere of the Ordine della Stella d’Italia (2019).
The President of the Republic of Colombia granted him Colombian nationality by Royal Decree (2021).