Bardavío Abogados wins the first conviction in Spain of a sectarian leader for constituting a destructive sect by using violence, control and alteration of the personality. This ruling represents a legal and jurisprudential recognition of coercive persuasion. To access the report, click here.

On 18 April 2024, Dr. Carlos Bardavío participated in the International Congress on Criminal Law, Human Rights and Criminology held at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. To see the full conference, click here.

On 19 April 2024, Dr. Carlos Bardavío participated in the International Congress on Cybersecurity, Cybercrime and Artificial Intelligence held in the city of Tijuana (Mexico). To see a summary of the conference, click here.

Dr. Carlos Bardavío has recently participated in the collective work entitled: Sexual Offences Reform, coordinated by the lawyer Dr. Gema Martínez Galindo and published by the publishing house Bosch. Dr. Bardavío's contribution has been with the chapter: "Reflections on consent in sexual assault crimes of the "solo si es sí" laws: legislating with hammers?".

You can purchase the work at this link (Spanish version only).

Jehovah's Witnesses in Spain have lost, at least for the moment, the judicial war with the association that claims to have been victimized by their religious practices. Proceedings led by Dr. Carlos Baradvío, with a historic sentence that will mark a before and after.

In this link you can see the press conference held on December 18, 2023 to different Spanish media. In this link, you can download the judment in english (the translation is not professional, there may be errors).

In this link, you can consult the original judgment.