Diego Medina Morales (born 1959 in Jaén, Spain) is a distinguished Spanish legal philosopher and Full Professor of Philosophy of Law at the University of Córdoba (Universidad de Córdoba), where he has taught since the 1980s and where he was promoted to full professor (Catedrático) in 2003 by competitive examination. He earned his law degree with the highest grade from the University of Granada and completed his Ph.D. in Law at the University of Córdoba in 1986, graduating Cum Laude. Medina also undertook advanced studies at the University of Bologna (Italy) and the University of Bayreuth (Germany), working with leading scholars such as Enrico Pattaro and Artur Kaufmann, experiences that shaped his comparative and theoretical approach to legal philosophy. Academia UCO+1

Medina’s intellectual work spans core areas of legal theory, legal philosophy, political philosophy, sociology of law, and bioethics. He is particularly known for his contributions to the communicational theory of law, exploring how law functions as a system of communication and understanding within society, and how legal reasoning emerges through dialogue and normative interaction. His research also engages enduring topics such as legal positivism and natural law, the concept of subjective rights, the nature of legal order and system, and the ethical foundations of juridical practice. Academia UCO+1

A prolific author, Medina has published more than a dozen books and over a hundred scholarly articles in leading journals and collective volumes. Among his notable works are El derecho subjetivo en Hans Kelsen (on subjective rights in Kelsen’s thought) and Ordenamiento y sistema en el derecho (on legal order), alongside edited collections addressing communication and law and jurisprudential theory. He has also steered collective volumes on legal professions, conflict resolution, and interdisciplinary perspectives on law. Dykinson

Medina has directed numerous doctoral theses, several awarded European mention, and has taught postgraduate and advanced courses internationally, including in Italy, Mexico, Germany, Russia, and the United States. He leads research groups at Córdoba, particularly on communication, law and systemic linkage techniques, highlighting his enduring commitment to bridging theoretical reflection with practical legal understanding. Academia UCO

He is also active in academic service, belonging to scientific committees of scholarly journals and national philosophical organizations, and has engaged in legal training beyond academia. His work continues to influence contemporary legal philosophy in Spain and internationally, offering a nuanced account of law as normative communication anchored in social practice and ethical dialogue. Academia UCO