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The **World Law Foundation** (**WLF**) is an international organization created by renowned jurists from around the world. Founded in 2019 as the executive branch of the [World Jurist Association](/source/World_Jurist_Association), its main purpose is the defense of the [rule of law](/source/Rule_of_law). It is based in [Madrid](/source/Madrid), Spain.

## History

The World Law Foundation (WLF) was created as a not-for-profit entity following the "Madrid Declaration" that closed the 2019 [World Law Congress](/source/World_Law_Congress). It was registered on January 14, 2020,[1] and published in the *Boletín Oficial del Estado (*BOE) on September 14, 2020.[2]

## Governance and people

The World Law Foundation is based in [Madrid](/source/Madrid), Spain, and serves as the executive branch of the [World Jurist Association](/source/World_Jurist_Association) (WJA)[3] (established 1963 at the first World Law Congress; based in the United States).[4]

The WLF is governed by a board of trustees and a series of executive committees. It is supported by public and private donations, and overseen by the Protectorado de Fundaciones of the [Spanish Ministry of Justice](/source/Spanish_Ministry_of_Justice).[citation needed]

As of 2023, lawyer [Javier Cremades](/source/Javier_Cremades) is chair of the board of trustees.[5]

Alfredo Dagnino, lawyer for the [Spanish Council of State](/source/Spanish_Council_of_State), is or was secretary.[citation needed] Its members include Colombian lawyer Ulises Fernández Rojas;[6] Lebanese lawyer Hachem Boulos,[7] James M. Black II, jurist and professor at [Hofstra University](/source/Hofstra_University);[8] and president of the Catalan Bar Council María Eugenia Gay.[9]

As of 2023 Javier Cremades is president of both WLF and the [World Jurist Association](/source/World_Jurist_Association).[5]

## Purpose

The World Law Foundation is modeled on [Winston Churchill](/source/Winston_Churchill)'s historic "[Iron Curtain speech](/source/Iron_Curtain_speech)" (1946) that favored the law over the use of force.[10] Its objectives are the defense of the rule of law as a guarantee of progress; the promotion of dialogue between nations; respect for the law in international relations; and cooperation between the different legal and political actors in the different countries.[11]

## Activities

The WLF undertakes research and publishes works; provides advice to entities, governments and other non-governmental bodies; and puts on educational and training projects.[citation needed]

Along with the WJA, the WLF co-organizes events such as the [World Law Congress](/source/World_Law_Congress)[citation needed] and the Environmental Sustainability Congress (CSMA).[12] The World Law Congress is held every two years and brings together conferences of different organizations.[13]

The World Law Congress, held in [Madrid](/source/Madrid) in February 2019 under the slogan "Constitution, Democracy and Liberty" was held over three days. It addressed several topics, including the relationship between democracy and the constitution; parliamentary monarchies or the rule of law and the reaffirmation of peace through the mechanisms of law. During the congress, the [World Peace & Liberty Award](/source/World_Peace_%26_Liberty_Award) was presented to [King Felipe VI](/source/Felipe_VI) of Spain for his response to the sovereignty challenge in [Catalonia](/source/Catalonia).[14]

The World Law Foundation together with the World Association of Jurists award the World Peace & Liberty Award, which has been received by [Winston Churchill](/source/Winston_Churchill), [René Cassin](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Cassin), [Nelson Mandela](/source/Nelson_Mandela), [King Felipe VI](/source/Felipe_VI) (2019),[15] and by [Ruth Bader Ginsburg](/source/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg) (2020), [U.S. Supreme Court](/source/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States) Justice and founder of the Women's Rights Section of the [American Civil Liberties Union](/source/American_Civil_Liberties_Union).[16][17][18]

## References

1. Dirección General de Registros del Notariado, [Inscripción World Law Foundation](https://www.iberley.es/resoluciones/resolucion-14-enero-2020-direccion-general-registros-notariado-inscribe-registro-fundaciones-fundacion-world-law-foundation-n26642978)

1. [Boletín Oficial del Estado](https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2020/09/14/pdfs/BOE-A-2020-10627.pdf)

1. ["About Us"](https://worldlawfoundation.org/about-us/) (in Spanish). *World Law Foundation*. November 19, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

1. ["A world ruled by law, not force"](https://worldjurist.org/our-mission/). *World Jurist Association*. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2025.

1. Cremades, Javier (June 20, 2023). ["Javier Cremades: "The solution to war will come through law""](https://www.atalayar.com/en/articulo/politics/javier-cremades-the-solution-to-war-will-come-through-law/20230620161034186966.html). *Atalayar*. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

1. ["Ulises Fernández, vocero de Colombia en el exterior"](https://boyaca7dias.com.co/2019/09/14/ulises-fernandez-vocero-de-colombia-en-el-exterior/) (in Spanish). *Boyacá 7 Días*. 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2022-01-10.

1. ["BetterFinance"](https://betterfinance.eu/). *BETTER FINANCE*. Retrieved 2022-01-10.

1. ["James M. Black II - Maurice A. Deane School of Law - Hofstra University"](https://law.hofstra.edu/directory/faculty/adjunct/black/). *law.hofstra.edu*. Retrieved 2022-01-10.

1. ["Maria Eugènia Gay, nueva presidenta del Consell de l'Advocacia Catalana"](https://www.europapress.es/catalunya/andorra-01111/noticia-maria-eugenia-gay-nueva-presidenta-consell-ladvocacia-catalana-20200721140657.html). Europa Press. 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2022-01-10.

1. ["The Sinews of Peace ('Iron Curtain Speech')"](https://winstonchurchill.org/resources/speeches/1946-1963-elder-statesman/the-sinews-of-peace/). *International Churchill Society*. 1946-03-05. Retrieved 2022-01-10.

1. ["Viviane Reding: "El Brexit es una verdadera catástrofe para la UE, pero lo será aún más para los británicos""](https://www.expansion.com/juridico/actualidad-tendencias/2020/02/03/5e34593ee5fdea3a2a8b45ef.html) (in Spanish). *EXPANSION*. 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2022-01-10.

1. ["El II Congreso de Sostenibilidad mostrará casos de éxito ambiental"](https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20201026/4922483867/el-ii-congreso-de-sostenibilidad-mostrara-casos-de-exito-ambiental.html) (in Spanish). *La Vanguardia*. 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2022-01-10.

1. ["World Law Congress"](https://worldjurist.org/world-law-congress/). *World Jurist Association*. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2025.

1. ["El 'World Law Congress' arranca este martes en el Teatro Real"](https://www.antena3.com/noticias/espana/teatro-real_201902195c6bcfd20cf26d5f24785f99.html) (in Spanish). *Antena 3 Noticias*. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2022-01-10.

1. ["The Nobel Prize in Law"](https://worldjurist.org/world-peace-liberty-awards/). *World Jurist Association*. May 29, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

1. ["Ruth Bader Ginsburg: una jurista para la Historia"](https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2020/09/19/5f66369921efa003588b45cd.html) (in Spanish). *ELMUNDO*. 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2022-01-10.

1. ["Javier Cremades entrega el "World Peace & Liberty Award" a la juez de la Corte Suprema de EE.UU. Ruth Bader Ginsburg"](https://confilegal.com/20200211-javier-cremades-entrega-el-world-peace-liberty-award-a-la-juez-de-la-corte-suprema-de-ee-uu-ruth-bader-ginsburg/) (in Spanish). *Confilegal*. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2022-01-10.

1. ["Ruth Bader Ginsburg ganó el premio "World Peace & Liberty Award""](https://www.cambio16.com/ruth-bader-ginsburg-recibio-el-premio-world-peace-liberty-award/) (in Spanish). *Cambio16*. 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2022-01-10.

## External links

- [Official website](https://worldlawfoundation.org)
- [World Law Foundation Blog](https://worldlawfoundation.org/blog/)

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