Human rights in a global world

The mandate of Luis López Guerra as a judge at the European Court of Human Rights is coming to an end. On the occasion of his departure, his colleagues and friends wish to pay tribute to the exceptional work he has accomplished during his ten-year tenure at the Court. In his duties, he distinguished himself in the dissemination of the fundamental rights and freedoms protected by the Convention and he was acknowledged for his humanist approach to European litigation.

After completing prestigious studies in law and political science in Madrid and Michigan, he was lecturer in constitutional law and then judge to the Spanish Constitutional Court, as well as Secretary of State for Justice. He was also an expert in numerous institutions, notably the Venice Commission, and Director of the Institute of Comparative Public Law in Madrid. Elected as a judge of the Court in 2008, he was subsequently appointed by his peers as Vice-president and later President of the third Section of the Court.

During his mandate, he participated in the spread of the Court in Europe and throughout the world through his work in the Court and his numerous conferences and articles, particularly on issues relating to justice and European integration.

This work compiles numerous original works dealing with various topical subjects, written by judges of the Court, international and national judges, academics and members of the registry of the Court. Through this Liber amicorum, they wish to show all their friendship and recognition.

El mandato de Luis López Guerra como juez del Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos llega a su fin. Con ocasión de su partida, sus colegas y amigos han querido rendirle homenaje por su trabajo excepcional durante diez años en el Tribunal. En el desarrollo de sus funciones se ha distinguido por la difusión de los derechos y libertades fundamentales garantizados por el Convenio y por su enfoque humanista del contencioso europeo.

Tras completar prestigiosos estudios en Madrid y Michigan en Derecho y Ciencia Política, Luis López Guerra ha sido profesor – Catedrático – de Derecho Constitucional y Magistrado del Tribunal Constitucional de España, así como Secretario de Estado de Justicia. Ha sido también experto ante numerosas instituciones como la Comisión de Venecia y director del Instituto de Derecho Público Comparado de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Nombrado juez del Tribunal en 2008, fue elegido por sus colegas vice-presidente y después presidente de la Sección Tercera del mismo. 

A lo largo de su mandato, Luis López Guerra ha contribuido a la proyección del Tribunal en Europa y en el mundo, tanto por su labor en el seno del Tribunal como por sus numerosas conferencias y publicaciones, en particular sobre cuestiones relacionadas con la Justicia y con la integración europea.

Esta obra reúne numerosas contribuciones sobre temas diversos de actualidad escritos por jueces del Tribunal, jueces internacionales y nacionales, académicos y letrados de la Secretaría del Tribunal que, con este Liber amicorum, desean mostrarle su amistad y reconocimiento.