Víctor Ferreres
Of Counsel
Email: victor.ferreres@caseslacambra.com
Telephone: +34 674 756 121 / +34 93 018 78 94
Languages: Catalan, Spanish and English.
Víctor Ferreres Comella is Of Counsel at Cases & Lacambra. He is Professor of Constitutional Law at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, the author of numerous influential works, and has conducted extensive research in areas such as constitutional law, European Union law, international law, and arbitration.
He has been a visiting professor at several universities in the United States, notably New York University and the University of Texas at Austin.
Between 2001 and 2011, he served as Professor of Constitutional Law and European Union Law at the Judicial School of the General Council of the Judiciary of Spain, where he played a prominent role in the training of judges. In recognition of his contribution, the Spanish Ministry of Justice awarded him the Distinguished Cross of the Order of San Raimundo de Peñafort in 2012.
He currently combines his professional practice with his academic career as a Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, where he has been a member of the Department of Constitutional Law since 1993 and obtained tenure in 2000. He also serves as a visiting professor at various international institutions.
In addition, he is a regular speaker at international courses and conferences, having delivered more than fifty conferences in countries such as Germany, Italy, France, Chile, Argentina, the United States, Mexico, Canada and Austria.
Before joining the Firm, he served as a consulting lawyer at a nationally renowned law firm, advising on matters within his areas of expertise.
Studies
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.).
University of Barcelona.
Master of Laws (LL.M.)
Yale Law School.
Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.)
Yale Law School.
PhD in Law – cum laude.
Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
Member of the Barcelona Bar Association.
Memberships
Member (since 2000) of the Editorial Board of I.CON.
The International Journal of Constitutional Law.
Member of the Organising Committee of SELA (Seminar on Latin American Constitutional and Political Theory).
Organised by Yale Law School.
Acknowledgments
Francisco Tomás y Valiente Award (1996) for “Constitutional Justice and Democracy” (Boletín Oficial del Estado, 29 January 1997).
Awarded by the Constitutional Court and the Centre for Political and Constitutional Studies.
Positive evaluation of four research periods (1997–2002, 2004–2009, 2010–2015, 2016–2021).
Granted by the National Commission for the Evaluation of Research Activity (CNEAI), Resolutions of 30 September 2003, 13 October 2010, and 19 June 2017.
Advanced Research Accreditation (Acreditació de Recerca Avançada)
Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency (AQU).
Distinguished Cross, 2nd Class, of the Order of San Raimundo de Peñafort (2012)
Spanish Ministry of Justice.
Accreditation as Full Professor (Catedrático de Universidad)
National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation of Spain (ANECA).
Publications
- JUSTICIA CONSTITUCIONAL Y DEMOCRACIA
(Madrid: Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales, 1997, first edition; 2007, second edition; 2012, first reprint of the second edition) - DRET CONSTITUCIONAL I and DRET CONSTITUCIONAL II
(Barcelona: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, 1997), co-authored with Manuel Gerpe, Marc Carrillo, Francesc de Carreras and Enoch Albertí - EL PRINCIPIO DE TAXATIVIDAD EN MATERIA PENAL Y EL VALOR NORMATIVO DE LA JURISPRUDENCIA: UNA PERSPECTIVA CONSTITUCIONAL (Madrid: Civitas, 2002)
- CONSTITUTIONAL COURTS AND DEMOCRATIC VALUES. A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009). Spanish translation: UNA DEFENSA DEL MODELO EUROPEO DE CONTROL DE CONSTITUCIONALIDAD (Madrid: Marcial Pons, 2011)
- THE CONSTITUTION OF SPAIN. A CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS
(Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2013) - THE CONSTITUTION OF ARBITRATION
(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021)