Ángela Aparisi Miralles (born in Valencia, Spain) is a distinguished Spanish legal philosopher and Catedrática of Philosophy of Law at the University of Navarra, where she has taught since the late 1990s and directed significant academic units. She also holds a professorship in Bioethics at the Universidad del Istmo in Guatemala and serves as a visiting professor at universities in Mexico and Peru. Her scholarly work spans legal philosophy, human rights, ethical foundations of law, bioethics, and gender and law. Wikipedia+1

Aparisi earned her Doctorate in Law from the University of Valencia and for several years combined academic research with judicial practice: from 1988 to 1997 she served as a Magistrate (Judge) at the Provincial Court (Audiencia Provincial) of Valencia, presiding over civil and criminal chambers. After entering academia full time, she joined the University of Navarra, where she directed the Department of Philosophy of Law and the Institute of Human Rights from 1997 to 2010. Wikipedia+1

Her research centers on the philosophical foundations of human rights, dignity, legal ethics and deontology, and the normative dimensions of law in plural societies. Aparisi has engaged extensively with the thought of Francisco de Vitoria and other figures in the classical natural law tradition, while also addressing contemporary challenges in human rights discourse, including gender and human dignity, bioethical controversies, legal interpretation, and the praxis of legal actors. Wikipedia+1

Aparisi has published widely in academic journals and edited volumes, including book chapters and monographs on gender and human rights, legal deontology, and the philosophical underpinnings of dignity in law. Her work has contributed to debates on how legal systems can reconcile universal normative claims with cultural plurality and ethical complexity. Dialnet+1

In addition to her academic roles, she has participated in international bioethics forums—including as an observer for UNESCO’s International Bioethics Committee—and serves on scientific committees of several scholarly journals. Her scholarly influence extends throughout Europe and Latin America, reflected in invitations to lecture and collaborate internationally. Tirant Editorial+1

Aparisi’s intellectual contribution lies in bridging legal philosophy with ethical reflection, human rights theory, and the critical examination of contemporary social and cultural issues, making her a prominent voice in Spanish and international jurisprudential thought. Wikipedia