LAS ARTES DE LA PAZ: ENSAYOS HOMENAJE A TREINTA AÑOS DE RECTORADO EN EL REAL COLEGIO DE ESPAÑA EN BOLONIA (1977-2007)

Born in Madrid in 1940, the son of the jurist Alfonso García Valdecasas and María Andrada Vanderwilde, José Guillermo received his elementary education at the Colegio los Rosales in Madrid. After obtaining his law degree from the Universidad Complutense, he was awarded a scholarship from the Real Colegio de España in Bologna (Italy) in 1963 through a nationwide contest. He spent two academic years there and earned his PhD in law for the thesis entitled “Sul contratto, idea-mito e strumento tecnico”, supervised by Felice Battaglia, for which he won the Luigi Ravà prize. He was appointed rector of the institution in 1978 and continues to hold this post today.