Javier Cremades

Javier Cremades
Born25th of August of 1965
Ceuta, Spain
OccupationLawyer
AwardsJurist of the Year 2018. World Jurist Association
Academic background
EducationDoctor of Constitutional Law
Alma materUniversity of Regensburg
ThesisLos límites de la libertad de expresión en el ordenamiento jurídico español ("The limits of freedom of expression in the Spanish legal system").
Doctoral advisorRainer Arnold
Academic work
InstitutionsCremades & Calvo-Sotelo
Notable worksEl paraíso digital (2001)
Websitecremadescalvosotelo.com

Javier Cremades García (Ceuta, 25 de agosto de 1965) is a Spanish lawyer, founder and president of the international law firm Cremades & Calvo-Sotelo and he is the President of the World Jurist Association.

Academic career

He holds a Law degree from the University of Malaga and has a Doctor of Constitutional Law degree from the University of Regensburg (Germany),.[1] He received a Doctor of Law from the UNED (Spain)[2] and holds an honorary doctorate from the International University of Valencia (Spain).[3]

In 1989 he joined the Chair of Public Law at the University of Regensburg as scientific assistant to Professor Rainer Arnold, who would be his thesis advisor.[4] His doctoral thesis was Los límites de la libertad de expresión en el ordenamiento jurídico español ("The limits of freedom of expression in the Spanish legal system").

After finishing his doctoral studies in Germany, he moved to Madrid in 1993, linking his academic career to the Spanish experts in constitutional law, Antonio Torres del Moral,[5] and Manuel Aragón Reyes.[1]

Cremades taught constitutional law for 15 years at the Universidad Carlos III and the UNED,[6] and later created and directed the postgraduate programs "Master in Business and Law of Telecommunications, Internet and Audiovisual" (since 1997), "Master in Business and Law of Energy" (since 2007) and "Master in Management of Business Legal Advice" (since 2007).[6]

Cremades worked at Garrigues law firm from 1993 to 1995, in international relations and in the shaping and practice of telecommunications law. As an expert lawyer in freedom of expression, he was active in the defense of the media and journalists (Grupo Prisa, ABC, El Español, Asociación de Editores...). Cremades also advised international companies in the telecommunications sector when Spain liberalized its stock market. One of the best known areas of his professional activity has been leading the international defence of the Venezuelan politician Leopoldo López,[7] and different international actions as the International Manifesto of Jurists calling for the immediate release of López.[8]

He has been a defender of small shareholders and investors, being the promoter of the Spanish Association of Minority Shareholders of Listed Companies, AEMEC, where he is Secretary General.[6] On this point he stood out for taking on the defense of those affected by the Madoff Case and was elected president of the Madoff Case Global Law Firm Alliance. The alliance includes 34 firms from 21 countries.[9]

Cremades has worked as an advisor in the drafting of the legal systems of several nations.[6] He is president of the Spanish Eisenhower Fellowships Association.[10] In 2019 chaired the World Law Congress with Javier Solana,[11] and was elected president of the World Jurist Association.[12]

In 2022, the Spanish Episcopal Conference hired the Cremades and Calvo-Sotelo law firm to investigate cases of abuse committed within the Church in Spain through an audit that would last at least a year.[13]

Publications

Cremades is the author and coordinator of academic publications in public law (mainly on freedom of expression and information) and in private law, particularly on corporate law. He has also been a regular columnist in several media (El País,[14] El Mundo,[15] ABC, Expansión, Diario 16, El Tiempo, CNN...)

Among his most recent works is the essay Sobre el Imperio de la Ley (Galaxia Gutenberg, 2025) —with a foreword by Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1994–2022) Stephen Breyer and an epilogue by Stephan Harbarth, President of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany since 2020—, in which he reflects on the Rule of Law as a guarantee of freedom against the threats of force and populism (El Mundo,[16] La Razón,[17] Confilegal,[18] Law&Trends[19]). Additionally, his publications related to the digital irruption stand out, such as El Paraíso digital (Plaza y Janés, 2001) and Micropoder: La fuerza del ciudadano en la era digital (Espasa Calpe, 2007). Among the publications with several authors stand out: E-lawyer with Enric Badia (La Ley-Actualidad, 2007); Régimen jurídico de internet (Wolters Kluwer 2001), developed with Miguel Fernández Ordoñez and Rafael Illescas and El planeta internet (Arguval, 2002) with Marian Carnicer and Santiago Rodríguez Bajón.

His doctoral expertise in terms of freedom of expression led him to publish, among others:  Los límites de la libertad de expresión en el ordenamiento jurídico español, "The limits of freedom of expression in the Spanish legal system" (La Ley-Actualidad, 1995) and Derecho de las telecomunicaciones "Telecommunications Law" (La Ley-Actualidad, 2002) and with Pablo Mayor La liberalización de las telecomunicaciones en un mundo global "Telecommunications liberalization in a global world" (Wolters Kluwer/Ministerio de Fomento, 1999). His interests have also covered relations with China: China y sus libertades, un dilema para el siglo XXI, "China and its freedoms, a dilemma for the 21st century" (Espasa Calpe, 2008) and the energy sector: La energía secuestrada, "Hijacked energy" (Pearson Editores, 2013).

He is the publisher director of the series ""Derecho de las Telecomunicaciones"" and is on the editorial board of the "Revista Española de Derecho de las Telecomunicaciones" and the "Revista de la Contratación Electrónica".[6]

Recognition and honours

  • Lawyer of the Year in Spain, Forbes magazine (2015).[20]
  • Jurist of the Year, World Jurist Association (2018)[20]
  • Doctor Honoris Causa, International University of Valencia (2013).[21]
  • Ordine della Stella d'Italia, Government of the Italian Republic.
  • Foreign Corresponding Member of the Colombian Academy of Jurisprudence (2019).[22]
  • Medal of Honour of the Malaga Bar Association (2020).[23]
  • Medal of Honour, International Union of Lawyers (UIA, 2021).
  • Full member, Royal European Academy of Doctors (2021).[24]
  • Barcelona Bar Association Medal (ICAB, 2022).[25]
  • Medal of Honor from the Madrid Bar Association (ICAM, 2022).[26]
  • 2023 National Jurisprudence Award of Mexico. Mexican Bar Association.[27]
  • Award for Greatest International Impact. International Press Club and the Associations of Foreign Press Correspondents, Ibero-American Press, African Press and Arab Journalists and Writers.[28]
  • Honorary Postdoctoral Fellowship from the University of Bologna (2024).[29]
  • First honorary consul of South Korea in Malaga (2024).[30]
  • Spanish Universal Award from the Fundación Independiente (2025).[31]

References

  1. ^ a b Reyes, Manuel Aragón (3 May 2018). "Abogacía, Derecho y Justicia". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. ^ «Ponentes, 15º Congreso Jurídico de la Abogacía» Congreso Jurídico de la Abogacía
  3. ^ expansion.com; expansion.com (8 October 2013). "Javier Cremades, investido doctor honoris causa por la Universidad de Valencia". Expansion (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Javier Cremades, premio 'Jurista del año'". EXPANSION (in Spanish). 12 March 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. ^ "La VIU inaugura mañana en Valencia el curso académico | VIU". www.universidadviu.es. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Entrevista con Javier Cremades, socio director de Cremades & Calvo-Sotelo". Diario Jurídico (in Spanish). 5 November 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Cremades, abogado de Leopoldo López, lamenta la". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 25 January 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Más de mil juristas secundan un manifiesto por la libertad de Leopoldo López – elEconomista.es". www.eleconomista.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  9. ^ Baxter, Brian (23 February 2009). "Madoff Victims' Lawyers Establish Global Alliance in Madrid". Law.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Javier Cremades: «En EE.UU., los medios están sometidos a acoso»". abc (in Spanish). 8 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Delgado advierte de". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 19 February 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  12. ^ "El jurista Javier Cremades se convierte en el primer español en asumir la presidencia de la World Jurist Association". Abogacía española. 21 February 2019. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021.
  13. ^ Redaccion (5 November 2010). "Entrevista con Javier Cremades, socio director de Cremades & Calvo-Sotelo". Diario Jurídico (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  14. ^ "Artículos escritos por Javier Cremades". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  15. ^ "China y EEUU, el marco legal de la ciberseguridad". El Mundo (in Spanish). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  16. ^ "https://www.elmundo.es/opinion/luces-para-la-constitucion/2026/01/09/6961634ae9cf4a615e8b45c2.html". El Mundo. {{cite news}}: External link in |title= (help)
  17. ^ "https://www.larazon.es/espana/javier-cremades-salud-nuestra-constitucion-formidable_202601186967def5be7ae37724c52fd8.html". La Razón. {{cite news}}: External link in |title= (help)
  18. ^ "La presentación del libro «Sobre el imperio de la ley», de Javier Cremades, se transforma en un aviso serio sobre la salud democrática". Confilegal.
  19. ^ "Candido Conde-Pumpido y Manuel Aragón, apadrinan "Sobre el imperio de la Ley", el último libro de Javier Cremades". Law&Trends.
  20. ^ a b "Javier Cremades, premio jurista del año de la World Jurist Association". El Español (in European Spanish). 13 March 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  21. ^ "Javier Cremades, investido doctor honoris causa por la Universidad de Valencia". Expansion (in Spanish). 8 October 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  22. ^ "Logros de Javier Cremades en la ficha de la Real Academia Europea de Doctores" (PDF).
  23. ^ "Javier Cremades recibe la Medalla de Honor al letrado del Colegio de Abogados de Málaga". Lawyerpress NEWS (in Spanish). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  24. ^ "El determinante papel de la mujer en defensa de la ley y la democracia". Real Academia Europea de Doctores (in European Spanish). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  25. ^ "El ICAB otorga las medallas de la Corporación a ocho reconocidos juristas en el marco de la Sesión Solemne de Sant Raimon de Penyafort (2022)". www.icab.cat (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  26. ^ "Javier Cremades tras recibir un homenaje del ICAM: "O nos gobiernan las leyes o nos gobierna la fuerza"". okdiario.com (in Spanish). 14 June 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  27. ^ "Premio Nacional de Jurisprudencia 2023".
  28. ^ "Premios del Club Internacional de Prensa".
  29. ^ FORBES (19 December 2024). "Javier Cremades ha recibido el post-doctorado Honoris Causa de la Universidad de Bolonia". Forbes España (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  30. ^ Martínez, Pilar (11 December 2024). "Javier Cremades, primer cónsul honorario de Corea del Sur en Málaga". Diario Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  31. ^ "Javier Cremades, primer jurista que recibe el premio al Español Universal 2024 de manos del presidente del TC alemán". El Español (in Spanish). 7 February 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.