Rafael Domingo Osle

Rafael Domingo Oslé (born 1963) is a Spanish legal historian and professor of law. He holds the Álvaro d’Ors Professorship at the University of Navarra and is a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University.

Education and career Domingo earned his PhD in law (1987) from the University of Navarra with highest honors. He began his teaching career as an assistant professor at the University of Navarra (1987–1989) before joining the University of Cantabria, where he was promoted to Associate Professor (1989) and subsequently to Professor of Law (1993).

In 1995, he returned to the University of Navarra as the successor to his mentor, Álvaro d'Ors. He served as the Vice Dean (1995–1996) and then as the Dean of the Law School from 1996 to 1999. During his tenure, he founded the Garrigues Chair in Global Law and established the Anglo-American Law Program. He has held visiting positions at Columbia University and Sapienza University of Rome. Since 2012, his research has focused on the intersection of global law and religion. Since 2018, he has also served as a visiting professor at the Strathmore University School of Law in Nairobi, Kenya.

Legal philosophy and public impact Domingo advocates for a "person-centered" global law paradigm. His 2010 book, The New Global Law, is cited as a foundational text in international legal theory.

As a public intellectual, he has been interviewed more than 40 times on CNN.

Honors and recognition Austrian Academy of Sciences**: Elected Corresponding Member (2024). Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation**: Member (Madrid). Rafael Martínez Emperador Prize**: Spanish Council of the Judiciary (2007). Roman Law: An Introduction (Routledge, 2018). The Oxford Handbook of Christianity and Law (Oxford University Press, 2024). Law and Religion in a Secular Age (CUA Press, 2025).