Honorary doctorate degree

The honorary doctorate, an ancient university tradition, is zealously granted by our university to remarkable personalities, in the national and international scope, whose work and life honor culture, science and humanity; therefore, they shall receive public recognition from the academic community.

2004 - United Kingdom

Mark Malloch Brown

Outstanding specialist in Political Science and recognized British international officer. Administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) since 1999 and president of the...

Outstanding specialist in Political Science and recognized British international officer. Administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) since 1999 and president of the United Nations Development Group (UNDG).

2004 - Germany

Peter Häberle

Born in 1934  in Göppingen, Germany, he is an outstanding constitutionalist. PhD by the University of Freiburg. Professor at the universities of Bayreuth, Germany,...

Born in 1934  in Göppingen, Germany, he is an outstanding constitutionalist. PhD by the University of Freiburg. Professor at the universities of Bayreuth, Germany, and San Gal in Switzerland. Representative of the institutional theory of fundamental rights.

2003 - Mexico

Miguel León Portilla

Born in 1926 in Mexico, he is a Historian and since 1996 he is director of the Mexican Academy of History. Visión de los...

Born in 1926 in Mexico, he is a Historian and since 1996 he is director of the Mexican Academy of History. Visión de los vencidos, Hernán Cortés y la mar del Sur, and Fray Bernardino de Sahún, highlight among his many works.

2003 - Brasil

Antônio CançadoTrindade

He was born in 1947 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. He has led a remarkable diplomatic and...

He was born in 1947 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. He has led a remarkable diplomatic and legal career linked to the defense of human rights and the development of Public International Law.

2001 - Argentina

Victor Tokman

Born in 1941 in Argentina, he was awarded a PhD in Economics from the University of Oxford. Regional Director for Latin America and the...

Born in 1941 in Argentina, he was awarded a PhD in Economics from the University of Oxford. Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the International Labor Organization (ILO), he has maintained a very enriching relationship with our University

2001 - Spain

Saturnino de la Plaza Pérez

Born in 1941  in Madrid, he is an agrarian engineer, educator and researcher. Determined promoter of the development of exchange and cooperation programs between...

Born in 1941  in Madrid, he is an agrarian engineer, educator and researcher. Determined promoter of the development of exchange and cooperation programs between cultural and educational institutions. He was awarded the Grand Cross of Alfonso X the Wise (1982).

2001 - Mexico

Héctor Fix-Zamudio

He was born in Mexico in 1924. He is the most renowned specialist and promoter of Constitutional Procedural Law in Latin America. He put...

He was born in Mexico in 1924. He is the most renowned specialist and promoter of Constitutional Procedural Law in Latin America. He put all his efforts towards the development of an international system for the protection of  human rights for the region.

2000 - Mexico

Mario J. Molina

He was born  in 1943 in Mexico. Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley. He was the first specialist to...

He was born  in 1943 in Mexico. Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley. He was the first specialist to study the formation and decomposition of ozone through chemical processes. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995.

1999 - Chile

Juan Somavia

He was born in 1941  in Chile. Lawyer, economist and diplomat. During his career he has defended decent working conditions, social development and human...

He was born in 1941  in Chile. Lawyer, economist and diplomat. During his career he has defended decent working conditions, social development and human rights. General director of the International Labor Organization (ILO).

2000 - Argentina

Germán Bidart Campos

Argentine jurist, one of the most important constitutionalists in Latin America. His legal thinking is based on the principles of the Church's social doctrine....

Argentine jurist, one of the most important constitutionalists in Latin America. His legal thinking is based on the principles of the Church’s social doctrine. Author of a large work that includes 46 books and more than a thousand articles.